Potiphar's wife responds, "Truly I have sinned and wronged him. Now don't be upset, for I will appease him, and he will honor you more than all of your friends, and he will make you a great man and a ruler over all the freemen and nobles of Pharaoh." Potiphar's wife petitions
' And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke unto him, saying: 'After this manner did thy servant to me'; that his wrath was kindled. And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he was there in the prison.
In The Divine Comedy, Dante sees the shade of Potiphar's wife in the eighth circle of Hell. She does not speak, but Dante is told by another spirit that, along with other perjurers, she is condemned to suffer a burning fever for all eternity.
My textual analysis leads me to attest that while both Egyptian women delineate various aspects of Egypt, Potiphar's wife is more representative of Egypt in both religions. with Potiphar who degraded him from his service and imprisoned him.
A principle that we can learn from Joseph's example is that if we do what is right, then the Lord will be with us and help us.
The story forms a bridge between the patriarchal narratives in Genesis and the exodus by explaining how the Israelites came to Egypt to settle. This nameless African wife of Potiphar is primarily identified as a wife (Gen 39:9, 19), though not a very good one, but a wicked and vindictive woman.
The story of Zuleika, wife of Potiphar (q.v.), and Joseph (q.v.) appears in the Judaeo-Christian Old Testament and in the Koran. In the Old Testament she is described simply as Potiphar's wife, her name being given only in the Koran.
First mentioned in Genesis 41:45, Asenath is said to be the wife of Joseph and the mother of his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. In the Book of Genesis, she is referred to as the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On (Gk. Heliopolis).
Joseph knew that a sexual relationship with Potiphar's wife was not God's will. Joseph was able to resist temptation because he was close to God.
Genesis (39:7–20) tells how Joseph, sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, was bought by Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh's guard. Potiphar's wife (who is not named in the Bible) took a liking to the young man and made several failed attempts to seduce him.
Potiphar is angry and at the conclusion of the chapter Joseph is sent to prison.
Biblical account
They were daughters of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven Greek-speaking Jewish men, including Stephen who were appointed deacons to the Greek-speaking Jewish widows in the Jerusalem church.
In Genesis 37 Joseph is seventeen years of age; when he gets out of prison in 41,30 he is thirty years old. Did Potiphar's wife not only try to seduce him “day by day”, but perhaps even “year by year”? Why was there, in other words, no earlier accusation?
The account is found in Genesis 39:7. The text simply says that she “looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, 'Lie with me. '” Joseph was about 17 at the time, and was the son of Jacob's wife, Rachel, who was described as a beautiful woman.
In the story of Joseph, he acknowledged that he was tempted by the “woman's charms, by the flattery of her lips, and her lawless love” 3. So to avoid falling into sin, he ran away.
We could learn a lesson about the mysteries of how the world works. Believers and non-believers can see it as an illustration of the need to keep trying and persevere. Joseph shows that the worst conditions possible may not be final. We never know when the next step will lead to success.
He was sold into slavery when he was about seventeen (see Genesis 37:2), and he was thirty years of age when he became vice-regent to the pharaoh (see Genesis 41:46). Altogether he served thirteen years with Potiphar and in prison.
He was 30 when Pharaoh promoted him (Genesis 41:46). Joseph was in prison for two years before his promotion (Genesis 41:1). Therefore, Joseph was in Potiphar's house for 11 years.
Abijah married fourteen wives, and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
Article. Solomon, third king of Israel (reigned c. 968–928 B.C.E.), is said to have had a harem that included 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kgs 11:3). His wives were to have included the daughter of Pharaoh, as well as women of Moabite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite origins (1 Kgs 7:8; 11:1).
Isaac and Rebekah had their twin sons Esau and Jacob 20 years after they were married.
In addition to success, God granted Joseph favor in Potiphar's eyes. So Potiphar made Joseph the steward of everything he had. There was almost nothing Joseph didn't manage for Potiphar. And the blessing from God that Joseph carried extended over the entirety of Potiphar's estate.
Potiphar saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD caused everything he did to succeed. Because of this Joseph found favor in Potiphar's sight and he put him in charge of everything he had, making him an overseer in his house.
Most of the ancient commentators of the Bible interpreted it as meaning that Joseph was law-abiding, and as such decided to divorce Mary in keeping with Mosaic Law when he found her pregnant by another. However, his righteousness was tempered by mercy and he thus kept the affair private.