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Potiphar

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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A high officer of Pharaoh, who purchased Joseph of the Midianites, and made him master of his house, but afterwards imprisoned him on a false charge. He is supposed by some to have been the same "captain of the guard" who promoted Joseph in prison, Genesis 37:36; 39:23 .

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Potiphar'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​p/potiphar.html. 1859.
 
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