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After the slaughter Jacob's other sons looted the town to take revenge for their sister's disgrace.

He built an altar there and named the place for the God of Bethel, because God had revealed himself to him there when he was running away from his brother.

Jacob and his family left Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, the time came for Rachel to have her baby, and she was having difficult labor.

Jacob loved Joseph more than all his other sons, because he had been born to him when he was old. He made a long robe with full sleeves for him.

and was wandering around in the country when a man saw him and asked him, "What are you looking for?"

"I am looking for my brothers, who are taking care of their flock," he answered. "Can you tell me where they are?"

and when some Midianite traders came by, the brothers pulled Joseph out of the well and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

Jacob tore his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. He mourned for his son a long time.

All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, "I will go down to the world of the dead still mourning for my son." So he continued to mourn for his son Joseph.

For his first son Er, Judah got a wife whose name was Tamar.

But Onan knew that the children would not belong to him, so when he had intercourse with his brother's widow, he let the semen spill on the ground, so that there would be no children for his brother.

When the time came for her to give birth, it was discovered that she was going to have twins.

He put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and made him responsible for everything that was done in the prison.

The jailer did not have to look after anything for which Joseph was responsible, because the Lord was with Joseph and made him succeed in everything he did.

But please remember me when everything is going well for you, and please be kind enough to mention me to the king and help me get out of this prison.

In the top basket there were all kinds of baked goods for the king, and the birds were eating them."

On his birthday three days later the king gave a banquet for all his officials; he released his wine steward and his chief baker and brought them before his officials.

In the morning he was worried, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. He told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.

A young Hebrew was there with us, a slave of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us.

The king sent for Joseph, and he was immediately brought from the prison. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came into the king's presence.