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jō´zef ( יוסף , yōṣēph ; Ἰωσήφ , Iōsḗph ):


1. In the Old Testament:

(1) The 11th son of Jacob and 1st of Rachel (see separate article).

(2) The father of Igal of Issachar, one of the 12 spies (Numbers 13:7 ).

(3) A son of Asaph (1 Chronicles 25:2 , 1 Chronicles 25:9 ).

(4) A man of the sons of Bani, who had married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:42 ).

(5) A priest of the family of Shebaniah in the days of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:14 ).


2. In the Apocrypha:

(1) Son of Zacharias, defeated by Gorgias circa 164 BC (1 Maccabees 5:18,56 , 60 ).

(2) Called a brother of Judas Maccabeus in 2 Maccabees 8:22 , probably by mistake for John.

(3) Great-grandfather of Judith (Judith 8:1 ).


3. In the New Testament:

(1) The husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus (see special article).

(2,3) The name of 3 ancestors of Jesus according to the King James Version (Luke 3:24 , Luke 3:26 , Luke 3:30 ); the name of two according to the Revised Version (British and American), which reads "Josech" in Luke 3:26 .

(4) A J ew of Arimathea in whose sepulcher Jesus was buried (Matthew 27:57 , etc.; see article).

(5) One of the brethren of Jesus, according to the Revised Version (British and American) (Matthew 13:55 , the King James Version "Joses"). the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) both have "Joses" in Matthew 27:56; Mark 6:3; Mark 15:40 , Mark 15:47 .

(6) Joseph Barsabbas (Acts 1:23; see article).

(7) Joseph, surnamed Barnabas (Acts 4:36 , the King James Version "Joses"; see BARNABAS ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Joseph (1)'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​j/joseph-1.html. 1915.
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