Joseph was Jacob's favourite son, hated by his brothers. He dreamed he would be a great leader, but his brothers were jealous and plotted to kill him. They stripped him of his coloured robe, told their father he had been killed and sold him to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, one of the Pharoah's officials. Potiphar made him head of his household, but he refused to sleep with Potiphar's wife so she accused him of attacking her. Potiphar had Joseph thrown in jail, where he became known as an interpreter of dreams. Pharoah had a bad dream and sent for Joseph, who predicted seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine. He told Pharoah to store grain and Pharoah put him in charge of Egypt. When the famine came, Jacob sent 10 of his remaining sons to Egypt to purchase grain. They didn't recognise Joseph and bowed down before him. Joseph promised them grain if they would give him Benjamin, the youngest brother, who hadn't journeyed to Egypt. When the brothers did as they were asked, Joseph revealed himself to them and was reconciled with his family.
