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Genesis 37:2 we read how old he was, "This is the history of Jacob. When Joseph was 17 years old, the young man was tending the flock with the sons of Bilʹhah and the sons of Zilʹpah, the wives of his father. And Joseph brought a bad report about them to their father." Later in verse 27,28, he was sold "for 20 pieces of silver. These men took Joseph into Egypt."

He was 17 years old when his father, Jacob, sent him on an errand that took him dozens of miles (km) from home. Joseph’s jealous brothers had turned on him with murderous hatred and then sold him as a slave. He was taken down to Egypt, where he first served in the household of the Egyptian official Potiphar. Joseph held his master’s trust until a false accusation from Potiphar’s wife landed him in prison. —Genesis, chapters 37, 39. Joseph was 28 years old now, with about a decade of slavery and imprisonment behind him.

At Genesis 39:21-23 we read, “Jehovah continued with Joseph and kept showing loyal love to him and granting him favor in the eyes of the chief officer of the prison.” As Joseph continued to work hard, he kept giving his God a basis for blessing him. And Jehovah took care of him. (NWT)

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