Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers by Rembrandt
The brothers devised a plan to get rid of Joseph. They ultimately sold him as a slave.
Genesis 37:28
When Midianite traders passed by, they pulled Joseph out of the pit. They sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who brought Joseph to Egypt.
Joseph is Sold by His Brothers drawing by Rembrandt
State Museums of Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
Rembrandt van Rijn
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In the Bible
When Midianite traders passed by, they (his brothers) pulled Joseph out of the pit. They sold Joseph for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who brought Joseph to Egypt.
וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨ים מִדְיָנִ֜ים סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ (אֶחָיו) וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּ אֶת-יוֹסֵף֙ מִן-הַבּ֔וֹר וַיִּמְכְּר֧וּ אֶת-יוֹסֵ֛ף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֶת-יוֹסֵ֖ף מִצְרָֽיְמָה
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