Page 3 of 186 results ( Located in the same paragraph Located in the same sentence Located in the same paragraph Located in the same article ). Sorted by most occurrences Sorted by most occurrences Sorted by date, newest first Sorted by date, oldest first Will You Attend the “Divine Rulership” District Assembly? (9 occurrences) Your reading Genesis chapters 37 to 45 and 2 Kings chapter 5 ahead of time would doubtless enhance your appreciation for the dramas to be presented. w72 5/15 pp. 316-318 - The Watchtower—1972 Joseph (9 occurrences) Then let us see what will become of his dreams.” (Gen. 37:12-20) ad pp. 960-964 - Aid (ad) Judah (9 occurrences) But at the suggestion of Reuben, who had in mind saving Joseph’s life, they pitched him into a dry waterpit.—Gen. 37:2-24. ad pp. 972-975 - Aid (ad) Custody (9 occurrences) Hence, we can understand eldest son Reuben’s concern for Joseph’s life, as recorded at Genesis 37:18-30, when the other brothers spoke of killing him. ad p. 405 - Aid (ad) Dothan (9 occurrences) This may have been the route traveled by the “caravan of Ishmaelites” who purchased Joseph.—Gen. 37:17-36. ad p. 463 - Aid (ad) Simeon (9 occurrences) Simeon was later involved in wrongdoing when he and his brothers planned to kill Joseph. (Gen. 37:12-28, 36) ad pp. 1502-1503 - Aid (ad) Reuben (9 occurrences) Some of Reuben’s good qualities displayed themselves when he persuaded his nine brothers to throw Joseph into a dry well instead of killing him, Reuben’s purpose being to return secretly and deliver Joseph out of the well. (Gen. 37:18-30) ad pp. 1401-1403 - Aid (ad) Issachar (9 occurrences) After that nothing is known of his life aside from the recorded events in which, as one of “the sons of Jacob,” he mutually participated. (Gen. 34:5-7, 13, 27; 37:3-27; 42:1-3; 45:15) ad pp. 855-856 - Aid (ad) Jacob (9 occurrences) For many days Jacob sorrowed over the loss, refusing to be comforted, and saying: “I shall go down mourning to my son into Sheol!” (Gen. 37:2, 3, 12-36) ad pp. 860-864 - Aid (ad) Missionaries Told to Be Loyal, Merciful (9 occurrences) Using the example of Joseph’s mercy to his brothers (Gen. 37:1-36; 39:1–45:28), he told the graduating students to be merciful to new ones in God’s organization, to those in a missionary home and to overseers, for Jesus said: “I want mercy, and not sacrifice.” (Matt. 9:13) w71 11/1 pp. 669-670 - The Watchtower—1971 Mercy—What Part Does It Play in Your Life? (9 occurrences) What a richness this example gives to that Hebrew word that describes God’s mercy as well!—Gen. 43:30; 37:12-28; compare 1 Kings 3:25-27. w71 7/1 pp. 411-415 - The Watchtower—1971 Jehovah’s Servants Are Different (9 occurrences) Joseph became prime minister of Egypt and the savior of it as well as of his father’s family.—Gen. 37:1-36; 39:1–45:28. w70 8/15 pp. 489-495 - The Watchtower—1970 Jehovah Provides Plenty in the Midst of Famine (9 occurrences) This contrasting situation was accurately foretold by a prophetic drama enacted some 3,700 years ago, and it is recorded in the Bible book of Genesis, chapters 37 through 47. w70 1/1 pp. 27-30 - The Watchtower—1970 Jehovah Makes an Exalted Name for Himself (9 occurrences) When the drought hit, Joseph was able to sell the people food from the warehouses.—Genesis chaps. 37, 39-41. w64 7/15 pp. 437-441 - The Watchtower—1964 Joseph—a Faithful Witness of Jehovah (9 occurrences) Kill him, and then let us see what becomes of his dreams!—Gen. 37:18-20. w61 3/1 pp. 152-155 - The Watchtower—1961 Basis for Believing the Bible (9 occurrences) “This writer once thumbed through the book of Genesis 1-50 and mentally noted that each of the fifty chapters are either illuminated or confirmed by some archaeological discovery—the same would be true for most of the remaining chapters of the Bible, both Old and New Testament.”l w52 11/1 pp. 645-652 - The Watchtower—1952 Shadows Out of the Past (9 occurrences) He exclaimed, “The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?”—Gen. 37:12-30, AS. w52 7/15 pp. 437-445 - The Watchtower—1952 Aids for Understanding Prophecy (9 occurrences) Another famous Biblical prophetic drama is that of Joseph and his brothers, recorded from Genesis 37:2 to 50:26. w52 4/15 pp. 249-254 - The Watchtower—1952 Bible Navigation (9 occurrences) Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 bi22 - American Standard Version (bi22) Bible Navigation (9 occurrences) Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 rh - Rotherham (rh) Bible Navigation (9 occurrences) Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 bi10 - King James Version (bi10) “Please Listen to This Dream” (8 occurrences) Reuben, however, persuaded his brothers to throw Joseph into a pit alive, hoping that he could rescue the boy later on.—Genesis 37:19-22. w14 8/1 pp. 10-14 - The Watchtower—2014 Pit (7 occurrences) The pits of bitumen into which the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fell were evidently natural sunken places in the area (Ge 14:10); whereas the pit into which Joseph’s brothers threw him was evidently a man-made waterpit. (Ge 37:20-29) it-2 pp. 645-646 - Insight, Volume 2 Pit (7 occurrences) The pits of bitumen into which the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fell were evidently natural sunken places in the area (Gen. 14:10); whereas the pit into which Joseph’s brothers threw him was evidently a man-made waterpit.—Gen. 37:20-29. ad p. 1315 - Aid (ad) November (6 occurrences) In short order, Joseph went from being a cherished son of his father to being a lowly slave of a pagan court official in Egypt. (Gen. 37:3, 4, 21-28; 39:1) es22 pp. 108-118 - Examining the Scriptures—2022 “Jehovah . . . Saves Those Who Are Discouraged” (6 occurrences) He came to be in the household of an Egyptian official named Potiphar. (Gen. 37:21-28) w20 December pp. 16-21 - The Watchtower (Study)—2020 Innocence by Respect for Sacredness of Blood (6 occurrences) And now his blood, here it is certainly asked back.” (Gen. 37:21-28; 42:21, 22) w59 11/1 pp. 645-650 - The Watchtower—1959 Genesis (5 occurrences) 37:22 it-1 561 ... 37:23 w14 8/1 13-14 dx86-24 - Index 1986-2024 Genesis (5 occurrences) 37:22 ... 37:23 rsg19 sect. 2 - Research Guide—2019 Keep Your Senses When Your Loyalty Is Tested (5 occurrences) They hated him, and some of them even wanted to kill him. (Gen. 37:4, 18-22) w22 November pp. 20-25 - The Watchtower (Study)—2022 Enduring Injustice (4 occurrences) Read Genesis 37:23-28; 39:17-23 to learn from Joseph’s experience about enduring injustice. w24 May p. 32 - The Watchtower (Study)—2024 Wrong Attitudes (4 occurrences) Ge 37:18, 19, 23, 24, 31-35—Joseph’s brothers attack him, sell him as a slave, and deceive Jacob into thinking that his beloved son is dead scl pp. 118-120 - Scriptures for Christian Living (scl) March (4 occurrences) Prior to this, Joseph had been his father’s favorite. (Gen. 37:2-4, 23-28) es20 pp. 27-37 - Examining the Scriptures—2020 Maintain Inner Peace Despite Changing Circumstances (4 occurrences) When Joseph was 17, they sold him as a slave. (Genesis 37:2-4, 23-28) ws18 October pp. 22-27 - The Watchtower (Simplified)—2018 Maintain Inner Peace Despite Changing Circumstances (4 occurrences) Prior to this, Joseph had been his father’s favorite. (Gen. 37:2-4, 23-28) w18 October pp. 27-31 - The Watchtower (Study)—2018 Saturday (4 occurrences) • Joseph (Genesis 37:23-28; 39:17-20; James 5:11) CO-pgm17 pp. 4-5 - 2017 Regional Convention Program “The Judge of All the Earth” Always Does What Is Right (4 occurrences) Against his will, he was taken to Egypt. (Gen. 37:23-28; 42:21) w17 April pp. 18-22 - The Watchtower (Study)—2017 “The Judge of All the Earth” Always Does What Is Right (4 occurrences) Then he was taken to Egypt. (Genesis 37:23-28; 42:21) ws17 April pp. 15-20 - The Watchtower (Simplified)—2017 Keep Contending for Jehovah’s Blessing (4 occurrences) He later had to endure years of unjust imprisonment in Egypt. (Gen. 37:23-28; 39:7-9, 20-21) w16 September pp. 8-12 - The Watchtower (Study)—2016 Keep Contending for Jehovah’s Blessing (4 occurrences) Later, he spent many years in a prison in Egypt, even though he was innocent. (Genesis 37:23-28; 39:7-9, 20, 21) ws16 September pp. 9-13 - The Watchtower (Simplified)—2016 12345
Your reading Genesis chapters 37 to 45 and 2 Kings chapter 5 ahead of time would doubtless enhance your appreciation for the dramas to be presented.
But at the suggestion of Reuben, who had in mind saving Joseph’s life, they pitched him into a dry waterpit.—Gen. 37:2-24.
Hence, we can understand eldest son Reuben’s concern for Joseph’s life, as recorded at Genesis 37:18-30, when the other brothers spoke of killing him.
This may have been the route traveled by the “caravan of Ishmaelites” who purchased Joseph.—Gen. 37:17-36.
Simeon was later involved in wrongdoing when he and his brothers planned to kill Joseph. (Gen. 37:12-28, 36)
Some of Reuben’s good qualities displayed themselves when he persuaded his nine brothers to throw Joseph into a dry well instead of killing him, Reuben’s purpose being to return secretly and deliver Joseph out of the well. (Gen. 37:18-30)
After that nothing is known of his life aside from the recorded events in which, as one of “the sons of Jacob,” he mutually participated. (Gen. 34:5-7, 13, 27; 37:3-27; 42:1-3; 45:15)
For many days Jacob sorrowed over the loss, refusing to be comforted, and saying: “I shall go down mourning to my son into Sheol!” (Gen. 37:2, 3, 12-36)
Using the example of Joseph’s mercy to his brothers (Gen. 37:1-36; 39:1–45:28), he told the graduating students to be merciful to new ones in God’s organization, to those in a missionary home and to overseers, for Jesus said: “I want mercy, and not sacrifice.” (Matt. 9:13)
What a richness this example gives to that Hebrew word that describes God’s mercy as well!—Gen. 43:30; 37:12-28; compare 1 Kings 3:25-27.
Joseph became prime minister of Egypt and the savior of it as well as of his father’s family.—Gen. 37:1-36; 39:1–45:28.
This contrasting situation was accurately foretold by a prophetic drama enacted some 3,700 years ago, and it is recorded in the Bible book of Genesis, chapters 37 through 47.
When the drought hit, Joseph was able to sell the people food from the warehouses.—Genesis chaps. 37, 39-41.
“This writer once thumbed through the book of Genesis 1-50 and mentally noted that each of the fifty chapters are either illuminated or confirmed by some archaeological discovery—the same would be true for most of the remaining chapters of the Bible, both Old and New Testament.”l
Another famous Biblical prophetic drama is that of Joseph and his brothers, recorded from Genesis 37:2 to 50:26.
Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Reuben, however, persuaded his brothers to throw Joseph into a pit alive, hoping that he could rescue the boy later on.—Genesis 37:19-22.
The pits of bitumen into which the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fell were evidently natural sunken places in the area (Ge 14:10); whereas the pit into which Joseph’s brothers threw him was evidently a man-made waterpit. (Ge 37:20-29)
The pits of bitumen into which the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fell were evidently natural sunken places in the area (Gen. 14:10); whereas the pit into which Joseph’s brothers threw him was evidently a man-made waterpit.—Gen. 37:20-29.
In short order, Joseph went from being a cherished son of his father to being a lowly slave of a pagan court official in Egypt. (Gen. 37:3, 4, 21-28; 39:1)
Ge 37:18, 19, 23, 24, 31-35—Joseph’s brothers attack him, sell him as a slave, and deceive Jacob into thinking that his beloved son is dead
Later, he spent many years in a prison in Egypt, even though he was innocent. (Genesis 37:23-28; 39:7-9, 20, 21)