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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.