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Joseph
(early 2nd millennium BCE), the eleventh son of Jacob. A great visionary,
he was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers.
After
years in slavery and prison, he rose to be the closest advisor to the
Egyptian Pharaoh, and was instrumental in bringing the tribes of Israel to
settle in Egypt where they originally prospered greatly.
His Hebrew name Yosef means "YHWH will
add."
  
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