Genesis 37

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Genesis 37 is a chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts Joseph’s dreams, his brothers’ jealousy, and his being sold into slavery in Egypt, setting in motion the narrative of Israel’s descent to Egypt.

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Genesis 37 canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the Bible
chapter of the Book of Genesis
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in Christianity
canonical scripture in Judaism
containsDialogueBetween Children of Jacob
surface form: Jacob and Joseph’s brothers

Joseph son of Jacob
surface form: Joseph and Jacob

Joseph and his brothers
describes Jacob’s special love for Joseph
Stories of Joseph
surface form: Joseph’s coat of many colors

Joseph’s dream of sheaves of grain
Joseph’s dream of sun, moon, and stars
follows Genesis 36
languageOfOriginalText Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
mainCharacter Israel
Jacob
Joseph
Joseph’s brothers
Judah
Reuben
mentions Ishmaelites
Midianite
surface form: Midianites

Potiphar
narrativeFunction beginning of the Joseph narrative
sets up Israel’s descent into Egypt
partOf Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Tanakh
surface form: Old Testament

Five Books of Moses
surface form: Pentateuch

Torah
positionInBook 37
precedes Genesis 38
recordsEvent Jacob mourning for Joseph
Joseph being sold into slavery
Joseph being thrown into a pit
Joseph’s arrival in Egypt
Joseph’s brothers’ plot against him
Joseph’s dreams
presentation of Joseph’s torn robe to Jacob
setting Canaan
Dothan
Egypt
Hebron
Shechem
theme betrayal
divine providence
family conflict
favoritism
jealousy
sibling rivalry

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Simeon scripturalReference Genesis 37
Potiphar mentionedIn Genesis 37
Genesis 36 precedes Genesis 37
Genesis 38 follows Genesis 37