Potifar
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Potifar is the biblical figure known as the Egyptian official who purchased Joseph as a slave and whose wife later falsely accused Joseph of attempted seduction.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian official
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ courtier of Pharaoh ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Genesis 37
ⓘ
Genesis 39 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Joseph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pharaoh NERFINISHED ⓘ Potifar's wife ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Joseph's enslavement in Egypt
ⓘ
false accusation against Joseph ⓘ |
| category |
Egyptian people in the Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
People in Genesis ⓘ Servants of Pharaoh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| employerOf | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entrustedHouseholdTo | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
captain of the guard
ⓘ
officer of Pharaoh ⓘ |
| householdIncluded |
Potifar's wife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
servants ⓘ |
| householdLocation | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being husband of the woman who falsely accused Joseph
ⓘ
employing Joseph in his household ⓘ purchasing Joseph as a slave ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| nameVariant | Potiphar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| originalNameLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Pharaoh's guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
prison where royal prisoners were kept ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | owner of Joseph ⓘ |
| purchased | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedFrom |
Ishmaelites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midianite traders ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Genesis 37:36
ⓘ
Genesis 39:1–23 ⓘ |
| served | Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| spouse | Potifar's wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInNarrative | high-ranking Egyptian official ⓘ |
| timePeriod | patriarchal period (traditional biblical chronology) ⓘ |
| traditionHoldsThat | he recognized Joseph's innocence (in some later interpretations) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.