Joseph Telling His Dreams to His Brothers by Rembrandt
Joseph, Jacob’s beloved son from Rachel, had divine dreams indicating his future reign in Egypt. Sharing these dreams, however, stirred animosity between his brothers.
Genesis 37:5-7
Once Joseph had a dream which he told his brothers; and they hated him even more. He said to them, "Hear this dream which I have dreamed: There we were binding sheaves in the field, and suddenly my sheaf stood up and remained upright; then your sheaves gathered around and bowed low to my sheaf."
Overview
In the Bible
Once Joseph had a dream which he told to his brothers; and they hated him even more. He said to them, "Hear this dream which I have dreamed: There we were binding sheaves in the field, and suddenly my sheaf stood up and remained upright; then your sheaves gathered around and bowed low to my sheaf."
וַיַּֽחֲלֹ֤ם יוֹסֵף֙ חֲל֔וֹם וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאֶחָ֑יו וַיּוֹסִ֥פוּ ע֖וֹד שְׂנֹ֥א אֹתֽוֹ: וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם שִׁמְעוּ-נָ֕א הַֽחֲל֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָלָֽמְתִּי: וְ֠הִנֵּ֠ה אֲנַ֜חְנוּ מְאַלְּמִ֤ים אֲלֻמִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה קָ֥מָה אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י וְגַם-נִצָּ֑בָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה תְסֻבֶּ֨ינָה֙ אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַתִּשְׁתַּֽחֲוֶ֖יןָ לַֽאֲלֻמָּתִֽי.