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Joseph (1)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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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
(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 .
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(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 ).
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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.
