Potiphar's wife

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Potiphar's wife is a biblical figure known for falsely accusing Joseph of attempted seduction after he rejected her advances.

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Label Occurrences
Potiphar's wife canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
fictional character
accusationType attempted rape
attempted seduction
accuses Joseph
appearsIn Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
associatedWithVirtueByContrast Joseph's chastity
canonicalStatus part of Torah narrative
causeOf Joseph's imprisonment in Egypt
characterIn story of Joseph
culturalContext ancient Egypt as depicted in Genesis
describedIn Genesis 39
evidenceUsedInAccusation Joseph's garment
gender female
genre narrative prose
hasNoCanonicalNameIn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
householdStatus mistress of Potiphar's house
influenced Christian sermons on chastity and temptation
Islamic narratives about Yusuf
later Jewish interpretations of sexual ethics
interactsWith Joseph
languageOfOriginalText Biblical Hebrew
literaryFunction to test Joseph's faithfulness
makesFalseAllegationTo Potiphar
maritalStatus married
moralThemeAssociated false accusation
integrity of Joseph
sexual temptation
nameInBiblicalText not given
notableFor attempting to seduce Joseph
falsely accusing Joseph of attempted rape
portrayedAs symbol of temptation
unfaithful wife
religion Christianity
Islam
Judaism
roleInNarrative antagonist to Joseph
scripturalTradition Abrahamic religions
setting Egypt
spouseOccupation Egyptian officer of Pharaoh
spouseOf Potiphar
spouseTitle captain of the guard
tempts Joseph
timePeriod patriarchal era (traditional biblical chronology)
traditionCategory patriarchal narratives
victimOfAccusation Joseph

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Potiphar householdIncludes Potiphar's wife
Potiphar spouse Potiphar's wife