joseph had a coat of many colors
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3Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had conceived him in his old age. And he made him a tunic, woven of many colors.
1Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father sojourned. 2And these are his generations. Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers, when he was still a boy. And he was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, the wives of his father. And he accused his brothers to their father of a most sinful crime. 3Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had conceived him in his old age. And he made him a tunic, woven of many colors. 4Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons, hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him. 5Then it also happened that he recounted the vision of a dream to his brothers, for which reason a greater hatred began to be nurtured. 6And he said to them, “Listen to my dream that I saw.
1Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father sojourned. 2And these are his generations. Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers, when he was still a boy. And he was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, the wives of his father. And he accused his brothers to their father of a most sinful crime. 3Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had conceived him in his old age. And he made him a tunic, woven of many colors. 4Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons, hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him. 5Then it also happened that he recounted the vision of a dream to his brothers, for which reason a greater hatred began to be nurtured. 6And he said to them, “Listen to my dream that I saw.
1Now Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father sojourned.
23And so, as soon as he came to his brothers, they very quickly stripped him of his tunic, which was ankle-length and woven of many colors,
18Now she was clothed with an ankle-length robe. For the virgin daughters of the king made use of this kind of garment. And so, his servant cast her out, and he closed the door behind her.
31Then they took his tunic, and they dipped it in the blood of a young goat, which they had killed,
9And so, let us not be deficient in doing good. For in due time, we shall reap without fail.
2And these are his generations. Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers, when he was still a boy. And he was with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, the wives of his father. And he accused his brothers to their father of a most sinful crime.
32sending those who carried it to their father, and they said: “We found this. See whether it is the tunic of your son or not.”
1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;
32And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”
1Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 2Esau took wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, 3and Basemath, the daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth. 4Then Adah bore Eliphaz. Basemath conceived Reuel. 5Oholibamah conceived Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan. 6Then Esau took his wives, and sons, and daughters, and every soul of his house, and his substance, and cattle, and whatever he was able to obtain in the land of Canaan, and he went into another region, withdrawing from his brother Jacob.
1Also, there were the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. For indeed, he was his firstborn, but when he had violated the bed of his father, his right as firstborn was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, and he was not reputed as firstborn.
24and they cast him into an old cistern, which held no water.
4Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons, hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him.
31Then they took his tunic, and they dipped it in the blood of a young goat, which they had killed, 32sending those who carried it to their father, and they said: “We found this. See whether it is the tunic of your son or not.” 33And when the father acknowledged it, he said: “It is the tunic of my son. An evil wild beast has eaten him; a beast has devoured Joseph.”
5Then it also happened that he recounted the vision of a dream to his brothers, for which reason a greater hatred began to be nurtured.