Topical Bible: Joseph: Three Ancestors of Joseph

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1. Abraham

Abraham, originally named Abram, is a pivotal figure in the lineage of Joseph, serving as the patriarch of the Israelite nation. He is renowned for his unwavering faith and obedience to God, which is exemplified in his willingness to leave his homeland and journey to an unknown land as commanded by God. This act of faith is recorded in Genesis 12:1-4 : "Then the LORD said to Abram, 'Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.'" Abraham's covenant with God established the foundation for the nation of Israel, promising that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars and inherit the land of Canaan. This covenant is crucial to understanding the heritage and divine promise that Joseph inherits as a descendant of Abraham.

2. Isaac

Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah, is the second patriarch in the ancestral line leading to Joseph. His birth was a miraculous event, as Sarah was barren and advanced in age. Isaac's life is marked by his role as the child of promise, through whom God's covenant with Abraham would continue. Genesis 21:1-3 recounts his birth: "Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him." Isaac's faith and obedience are further demonstrated in the account of his near-sacrifice on Mount Moriah, where God tested Abraham's faith. Isaac's life and legacy are integral to the continuation of God's promises, as he fathered Jacob, who would become the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, including Joseph's own tribe.

3. Jacob

Jacob, later named Israel, is the father of Joseph and the third patriarch in this ancestral line. Jacob's life is characterized by his struggles and eventual transformation, which are pivotal in the unfolding of God's plan for His chosen people. Jacob's account is marked by his acquisition of the birthright and blessing from his brother Esau, as well as his vision of the ladder reaching to heaven, where God reaffirmed the covenant made with Abraham and Isaac. Genesis 28:13-15 records this divine encounter: "And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, 'I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham, and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.'" Jacob's twelve sons, including Joseph, became the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph's account, marked by his rise to power in Egypt and his role in preserving his family during famine, is a testament to the fulfillment of God's promises through Jacob's lineage.

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... 259 8. THE ANCESTORS OF THE KINGS. ... THE BLESSED VIRGIN FORESEES THE APPROACH OF THE
THREE HOLY KINGS ... JOSEPH CELEBRATES THE FEAST OF THE CONSECRATION OF THE TEMPLE ...
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Of the Death of Jacob and Joseph.
... lived full a hundred and fifty years, three only abated ... not been behind any of his
ancestors in piety ... But Joseph, by the king's permission, carried his father's ...
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A Calm Evening, Promising a Bright Morning
... Jacob desired to be laid beside his ancestors, and Joseph ... it lay, perhaps neglected,
for more than three hundred years ... We have not a dead Joseph to bid us wait ...
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Faustus Objects to the Incarnation of God on the Ground that the ...
... had two fathers, and consequently two lists of ancestors. ... to Joseph, while Luke begins
with Joseph and ascends ... Matthew, who divides them into three sections of ...
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On the Holy Ghost and his Descent Upon the Apostles
... slavery of the Egyptians, in which their ancestors had been ... After the death of Joseph
and his brothers, their ... king's order, but hid him for about three months. ...
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The Journey of the Three Holy Kings to Bethlehem
... Joseph was asleep behind his partition to the right of ... kings from the East, all of
whose ancestors had for ... a long journey, in the train of the three holy kings ...
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Ancestors of the Blessed virgin
... of Zabulon, one and a half hours from Sephoris and three hours from ... Joseph) and of
Joses. ... I saw Anna's ancestors helping to carry the Ark of the Covenant with ...
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Christ's Birth
... Next day St. Joseph captured it and made an outlet for it. ... The ancestors of the three
kings, from whom they descended in an unbroken line from father to son ...
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A Great Religious Awakening
... In 1821, three years after Miller had arrived at his ... Joseph Wolff, vol.1, p.6. So
strong was this ... whom your ancestors have crucified, as they did the prophets ...
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Jesus Sets Out from Jud??a for Galilee.
... The ancestors of the Samaritans were introduced into the land of Israel ... We should
note three points in ... She meant that it had been given to Joseph (Genesis 48:22 ...
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