Joseph and his brothers didn't like him?

Question

What is the story about Joseph and his brothers didn't like him? It is in the Bible. What happened? Thank you.

Answer 1

Genesis 37

3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.

4And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

5And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

6And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

7For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

8And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

9And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

10And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

11And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

12And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

13And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

21And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

22And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;

24And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

25And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

26And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

27Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

31And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

32And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.

33And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

34And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

35And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

Joseph shows his talents for interpreting dreams and Pharoah makes him chief seer and the second most powerful man in Egypt, when he interprets Pharoah's dream about a future seven year famine. He orders the construction of granaries to store grain for those coming years.

Meanwhile, Joseph's family is starving in Canaan, and they migrate to Egypt to trade for grain, and is met by Joseph, and are very afraid that Joseph will seek revenge. Joseph forgives them and gives them grain...

Answer 2

I assume you're talking about Joseph and the coat of many colors. Joseph was his father's favorite because he was the only son of his favorite wife, Rebekah. To show his love, he gave him a coat of many colors, and his brothers were jealous. So one day they threw him into a pit and were going to leave him there, but just then a caravan of Egyptians passed by, and the brothers got the brilliant idea to sell him to the Egyptians and Joseph became a servant in Pharoah's house.
Pharoah's wife thought Joseph was a hottie, and tried to seduce him but he said no. So she got mad and told her husband that Joseph was trying to put the moves on her, and Joseph got thrown in jail. While he was in jail he met two men who both had dreams that they couldn't interpret. God gave Joseph the gift of dream interpretation, and he was able to tell the men what their dreams meant.
Some time later, the Pharoah had a dream that was bothering him. One of the men that had been in jail with Joseph mentioned to the Pharoah that Joseph was able to interpret dreams, so Pharoah sent for him and Joseph told him that his dream meant that there would be 7 years of plenty followed by 7 years of famine. Joseph suggested that during the 7 good years they store up a portion of their crops to save for the 7 bad years. Pharoah thought that was a pretty nifty idea and gave Joseph a position in charge of overseeing the storage of crops.
So anyhow, there were 7 good years and 7 bad years just like he said. Josephs brothers traveled to Egypt to buy grain from him, and when they got there they didn't recognize them. He threw them in jail for a little while to teach them a lesson, but then he let them out and the family was reunited. The End

Answer 3

Go see Joseph and the technicolor dreamcoat. It is a fun little musical.
A lot of hot guys not wearing shirts!


Joseph was the son of Jacobs favorite wife. He favored him. Taught him and educated him while his brothers had to work in the fields because he knew that Joseph was meant for something special. (Jacob could have handlled things a little better)
Joseph had some dreams that told him he would be above his brothers. His brothers werent so happy about that. Sold him into slavery and told their father he was killed. Joseph did a really good job as a slave for a man named Potipher and was put above the other slaves. His wife wanted to sleep with him but Joseph said no and she made up a story that he tried to force himself on her. Potipher knew she was lying but had to protect his reputation so he had Joseph locked in prison. In prison Joseph interpreted a couple dreams for servants that came true. Long time passed and Pharoah was having dreams he couldnt figure out and it was keeping him up. Servant told Pharoah about Joseph. Joseph interprets dream as 7 years of plenty 7 years of drought. Told pharoah to find someone to store food for when the drought hits. Pharoah chose Joseph and made him his number 1 guy. He was given riches and power. Married had a couple kids. The drought hits but Egypt is ok cuz of Joseph rationing. Josephs bros come to egypt to get some food. Doesnt recognize Joseph but he recognizes him. Messes with his brothers a bit. Eventually realizes they have changed and repented. Reveals who he is and they have a happy reunion. All is forgiven. He brings his family to live with him in egypt.

Answer 4

They were going to kill him for dressing funny, but they sold him to some travelling camel traders instead. The camel traders sold him to the Egyptians and he got a job as an accountant. Later on his pappy and his brothers went to Egypt to buy some sacks of wheat.
After some drama and gold smuggling they have a big happy old Ozarks style family reunion and everybody lives happily ever after.
Including Joseph, who still dresses funny and never did marry.

Answer 5

Yes, the story of Joseph is a good story it is in Genesis. Start at chapter 30 thru the end of Genesis

Answer 6

They were so jealous of him because he was the "baby" of the family, and his father's favorite son by his beloved wife.

So they plotted against him, to get rid of him.

Plus, Joseph was "in your face" to them, telling them all about his dreams where he saw them bowing down to him...I don't know if you have brothers and sisters, but mine wouldn't put up with that behavior from me for very long!

Answer 7

Read your Bible. Start about Genesis 30 or so. It's only about 20 chapters, and you can finish it in about 2-3 hours if even if you read slowly.

Answer 8

They put him in a well and sold him to some camel jumpers.

Answer 9

Cliff read it, it is a great story.

Answer 10

Here :

http://www.submission.org/suras/sura12.htm

Answer 11

EASILY the (MOST) "Touching" Story in the Bible ! ! ! !!!!!!!!