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Who lied against Joseph? And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out” (Genesis 39: 11–12). Citing his garment as evidence, Potiphar’s wife falsely accused Joseph of having assaulted her, and he was sent to prison.
Who wife accused Joseph falsely in Egypt? In this scene from the book of Genesis, chapter 39, Potiphar’s wife, having failed to seduce Joseph, falsely accuses him of trying to violate her.
Who tried to seduce Joseph and then falsely accused him? POTIPHAR (Heb. פּוֹטִיפַר), Egyptian royal official who purchased *Joseph (Gen. 37:36; 39:1). His wife attempted unsuccessfully to seduce Joseph and then brought false charges against him, as a result of which Potiphar had him incarcerated.
What was Potiphar’s wife’s name? The story of Zuleika, wife of Potiphar (q.v.), and Joseph (q.v.) appears in the Judaeo-Christian Old Testament and in the Koran. In the Old Testament she is described simply as Potiphar’s wife, her name being given only in the Koran.
The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.
‘ But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife: ‘Behold, my master, having me, knoweth not what is in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand; he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife.
Joseph has been sold into slavery far away in Egypt. His own brothers sold him. His fellow-religionists, sons of Abraham according to the flesh, had accepted 20 pieces of silver and sold him to Midianite slave-traders.
After this experience, Joseph was falsely accused and thrown into prison. He was released from prison and eventually became servant to Pharaoh himself. This put Joseph in a position to save his own family and to have a righteous posterity. This story has had a great influence on me throughout my life.
The bible teaches that human beings are to be servants of God and of no one else. For Joseph to refuse Potiphar’s wife was for him to honour his owner Potiphar—and to dishonour God, his true master. Potiphar’s wife also seems to be owned by Potiphar.
First mentioned in Genesis 41:45, Asenath is said to be the wife of Joseph and the mother of his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
In Genesis 37 Joseph is seventeen years of age; when he gets out of prison in 41,30 he is thirty years old. Did Potiphar’s wife not only try to seduce him “day by day”, but perhaps even “year by year”?
Zulaika is the name given to the wife of Potiphar in Jewish and Muslim scripture. The most famous tale about Zuleika is told in the Hebrew Torah, the Biblical Old Testament and in the Muslim Qur’an.
In Genesis
Joseph’s father Jacob (also called Israel) favored him and gave Joseph the coat as a gift; as a result, he was envied by his brothers, who saw the special coat as an indication that Joseph would assume family leadership.
According to the Book of Genesis 39:1–20, Joseph was bought as a slave by the Egyptian Potiphar, an officer of the Pharaoh. Potiphar’s Wife tried to seduce Joseph, who eluded her advances.
Joseph was in prison for two years after he interpreted the dreams of the chief butler and baker (see Genesis 41:1). He was sold into slavery when he was about seventeen (see Genesis 37:2), and he was thirty years of age when he became vice-regent to the pharaoh (see Genesis 41:46).
Unfortunately, Potiphar’s wife, who was known for her infidelities, took a liking to Joseph, and attempted to seduce him. When Joseph refused her advances, and ran off, leaving his outer vestment in her hands, she retaliated by falsely accusing him of trying to rape her, and Potiphar had Joseph imprisoned.
In Egypt, Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh’s guard “bought Joseph from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there” (Genesis 39:1). While serving in Potiphar’s household, Yahweh was with Joseph so that he prospered in everything he did. This resulted in Joseph being thrown into prison (Genesis 39:1–20).
The second youngest son of Israel , who wore a coat of many colours, had two wives, Leah and Rachael. Joseph, husband of Mary, had only one wife. He fostered Jesus, who was God’s son.
Potiphar’s house
Here, Potiphar’s wife (called Zuleika in later tradition) tried to seduce Joseph, which he refused. Angered by his running away from her, she made a false accusation of rape, and thus assured his imprisonment (Genesis 39:1–20).
According to the book of Genesis, Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because Joseph was born to Jacob after he was already an old man.
Chief Jailer, who put everything in Joseph’s care
So the chief jailer put Joseph in charge of all other prisoners as well as all the works done in prison. This story corresponds to the plot, where Potiphar and Pharaoh also entrusted Joseph with everything.
Joseph lost his garment by running (for the second time in his life; Gen. 37:23; 39:15), but he kept his integrity. Notice the persistence of Joseph’s temptation. She grabbed him by his garment and said, “Sleep with me!” (Gen.
And there passed by Midianites, merchants; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they brought Joseph to Egypt. (37:28).
Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan. The Book of Numbers lists three sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Beker, and Tahan. However, 1 Chronicles 7 lists eight sons, including Ezer and Elead, who were killed in an attempt to steal cattle from the locals.