Joseph as a Slave - Genesis 37-40
Joseph was one of the sons of Jacob, and when he was about seventeen years old, he had a dream that his parents and brothers were bowing down to him. He would rule over them, according to the dream. The brothers were not happy about Joseph's dream. The were jealous of Joseph because of his dreams and the fact that his father made him a coat of many colors.
Joseph's father sent Joseph to check on his brothers one day, while they were taking care of the sheep. The brothers decided together to try to get rid of Joseph. One of the older brothers suggested that they throw him into a pit and leave him there, rather than murdering him. They left him there and Joseph was sold to some Midianite traders. The Midianite traders sold Joseph to a man named Potiphar, who was one of Pharoah's officers in Egypt.
After Joseph was taken by the Midianite traders, the brothers took his coat and killed an animal and then dipped the coat into the blood of the animal to make it look like Joseph was eaten by the animal. They told Joseph's father that Joseph was killed by a wild beast.
Joseph gained favor while in Egypt. Potiphar was impressed with him and made Joseph head of all his possessions. One day though, Potiphar's wife wanted to get Joseph into trouble, so she made up a fanciful story and as a result, Joseph was thrown into prison. His job, while he was in prison, was to be in charge of all the prisoners. He still had dreams and he dreamt about what was going to happen to the baker and the butler, and his dreams came to pass. But he still had to be in prison for a period of time.
The time period for this event was around 1898 B.C.
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