Yosef HaTzaddik
1562 BCE–1452 BCE · Biblical · Egypt
Joseph, the favored son of Jacob and Rachel, rose from being sold into slavery by his brothers to becoming viceroy of Egypt, second only to Pharaoh. Through his gift for interpreting dreams he foresaw seven years of famine and stored grain to save the region — and ultimately his own family, whom he forgave and brought down to Egypt. Known as Yosef HaTzaddik ("the Righteous") for withstanding temptation and keeping faith, he embodies divine providence working through hardship. He died in Egypt; his bones were carried up at the Exodus and buried in Shechem.
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What they did here
Sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers, Joseph rose from prison to become viceroy under Pharaoh, saved the region from famine, and lived there until his death at 110. (His bones were later carried to the Land of Israel and buried at Shechem.)
About Egypt
Egypt (Mitzrayim) is central to the Torah's narrative of the Israelites: Abraham sojourned there during a famine, Joseph rose to power there, and the descendants of Jacob were enslaved before the Exodus under Moses. In later centuries Egypt -- and especially Alexandria and, in the medieval period, Fustat (Old Cairo) -- was home to major Jewish communities; Maimonides served there as nagid in the twelfth century.
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