Traditional chronology places Joseph's lifetime from 1561 BCE (his birth), to 1451 BCE (his death). Non-traditional opinions place him at an earlier time. See also:
Why was Joseph important?
1) It was thanks to him that our ancestors (Jacob and his family) survived the famine (Genesis ch.46 and ch.50).
2) He was the only person from the time of Jacob until Moses who experienced prophecy in any form. (Joseph had prophetic dreams. Genesis ch.37.)
3) Joseph was viceroy in Egypt (Genesis ch.41); and it was thanks to him that the nation of Egypt survived the famine.
4) During the long sojourn of the Israelites in Egypt, Joseph took steps to preclude them from assimilating (Genesis 46:31-34).
5) Jacob considered Joseph the most worthy of his sons (Genesis 37:3 and 49:26); and he was deemed important enough to comprise two of the twelve Israelite tribes (Genesis 48:3-5).
6) He was the ancestor of Joshua (1 Chronicles ch.7).
7) Joseph was steadfast in withstanding temptation (Genesis ch.39).
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The bible does not mention the number of years.
No one can live for this long but some say this guy from the bible lived for 986 years
The word 'Joseph' appears 222 times in the KJV Bible.
The name "Joseph" is in the King James Version of the Bible 235 times. It is in 214 verses.
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The bible does not mention the number of years.
In the bibleit says Joseph was 110 years old when he died.
Joseph was 110 years old when he died so it is thought that he died in around 1886
The pharaohs name is not mentioned in the bible.
Joseph's father in the Bible is Jacob.
No, Joseph Smith is not mentioned in the Bible.
Joseph is mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Bible.
According to the Bible, Joseph had eleven brothers.
The angel appeared to Joseph in the Bible before the birth of Jesus.
No one can live for this long but some say this guy from the bible lived for 986 years
According to the Bible, Eve lived to be 930 years old.
In the bible Joseph was sharing his prison cell with the butler and the baker of the pharaoh.