Joseph Quotes

Joseph (/ˈdʒoʊzɪf, -sɪf/; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף meaning "Increase", Standard Hebrew Yosef, Tiberian Yôsēp̄; Arabic: يوسف‎ Yūsuf or Yūsif; Ancient Greek: Ἰωσήφ Iōsēph) (died 1444 or 1445 BC) is an important figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis. He is the firstborn of Rachel and the twelfth child of Jacob.

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Be not content with your high station, for worldly honors are but for a time.

as mentioned in Legends of the Jews written by Louis Ginzberg (1909)

She called his name "Joseph" and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

Then she would resort to enticements in order to obtain her desire. She would promise to release him from prison, if he would but grant her wish. But he would say, "Better it is to remain here than be with thee and commit a trespass against God."

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