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Jacob, who was also called Israel, lived in Canaan, the land where his father had lived. This is the story of Jacob’s family.
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Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph is sold by his brothers, rises to authority in Egypt, and reunites with his family during a famine.
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The coat of many colors
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His seventeen-year-old son Joseph tended the flock with his brothers, including the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, two of Jacob’s wives. Joseph brought his father a bad report about them.
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Israel loved Joseph more than his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. He made Joseph a tunic of many colors. When the brothers saw how much their father favored Joseph, they hated him. They couldn’t even speak kindly to him.
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SpanishIntermediate · José y sus hermanosFrenchIntermediate · Joseph et ses frèresGermanIntermediate · Josef und seine BrüderItalianIntermediate · Giuseppe e i suoi fratelliPortugueseIntermediate · José e seus irmãosPolishIntermediate · Józef i jego braciaRomanianIntermediate · Iosif și frații săiHungarianIntermediate · József és testvéreiDutchIntermediate · Jozef en zijn broersSwedishIntermediate · Josef och hans bröderNorwegianIntermediate · Josef og brødrene hansDanishIntermediate · Josef og hans brødre
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