Is Joseph a prophet

Answer 1

In Jewish tradition, Joseph was not one of the Prophets, since God never spoke to him directly.

Some things about Joseph:

1) It was thanks to him that the Israelites (Jacob and 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 him 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).

Answer 2

There are twelve Josephs in The Bible:

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JOSEPH

(Jo′seph) [shortened form of Josiphiah meaning "May Jah Add (Increase); Jah Has Added (Increased)"].

1. The first of Jacob's two sons by his beloved wife Rachel. (Ge 35:24) At his birth, Rachel, because of having been barren, exclaimed: "God has taken away my reproach!" She then called his name Joseph, saying: "Jehovah is adding another son to me," that is, another son besides Dan and Naphtali, whom Rachel had accepted as her own although they were borne by her maidservant Bilhah. (Ge 30:3-8, 22-24) At this time Jacob was evidently 91 years old.-Compare Ge 41:46, 47, 53, 54; 45:11; 47:9.

2. Father of Igal, the spy of the tribe of Issachar sent out by Moses from the Wilderness of Paran.-Nu 13:2, 3, 7.

3. A Levite "of the sons of Asaph" designated by lot during David's reign to be in the first of 24 service groups of musicians.-1Ch 25:1, 2, 9.

4. "Son of Jonam"; ancestor of Christ Jesus in the lineage of his earthly mother Mary. (Lu 3:30) Joseph was a descendant of David and lived before the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.

5. One among those dismissing their foreign wives and sons at Ezra's exhortation.-Ezr 10:10-12, 42, 44.

6. A priest of the paternal house of Shebaniah during the time of High Priest Joiakim, Governor Nehemiah, and Ezra the priest.-Ne 12:12, 14, 26.

7. "Son of Mattathias" and ancestor of Jesus Christ on the maternal side. (Lu 3:24, 25) Joseph lived years after the Babylonian exile.

8. Son of a certain Jacob; adoptive father of Christ Jesus, husband of Mary, and later, the natural father of at least four sons, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas, besides daughters. (Mt 1:16; 13:55, 56; Lu 4:22; Joh 1:45; 6:42) Joseph was also called the son of Heli (Lu 3:23), this evidently being the name of his father-in-law. Ever obedient to divine direction, righteous Joseph adhered closely to the Mosaic Law and submitted to the decrees of Caesar.

9. A half brother of Jesus Christ. (Mt 13:55; Mr 6:3) Like his other brothers, Joseph at first did not exercise faith in Jesus. (Joh 7:5) Later, however, Jesus' half brothers, doubtless including Joseph, became believers. They are mentioned as being with the apostles and others after Jesus' ascension to heaven, so they were likely among the group of about 120 disciples assembled in an upper room at Jerusalem when Matthias was chosen by lot as a replacement for unfaithful Judas Iscariot. It appears that later this same group of about 120 received God's spirit on the day of Pentecost in 33 C.E.-Ac 1:9-2:4.

10. A wealthy man from the Judean city of Arimathea and a reputable member of the Jewish Sanhedrin. Although a good and righteous man who was waiting for God's Kingdom, Joseph, because of his fear of unbelieving Jews, did not openly identify himself as a disciple of Jesus Christ. However, he did not vote in support of the Sanhedrin's unjust action against Christ Jesus. Later, he courageously asked Pilate for Jesus' body and, along with Nicodemus, prepared it for burial and then placed it in a new rock-cut tomb. This tomb was situated in a garden near the place of impalement and belonged to Joseph of Arimathea.-Mt 27:57-60; Mr 15:43-46; Lu 23:50-53; Joh 19:38-42.

11. One put up along with Matthias as a candidate for the office of oversight vacated by the unfaithful Judas Iscariot. Joseph, also called Barsabbas (perhaps a family name or merely an additional name) and surnamed Justus, was a witness of the work, miracles, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, Matthias, not Joseph, was chosen by lot to replace Judas Iscariot before Pentecost of 33 C.E. and came to be "reckoned along with the eleven apostles."-Ac 1:15-2:1.

12. A Levite surnamed Barnabas and a native of Cyprus. (Ac 4:36, 37) He was a close associate of the Apostle Paul.-See BARNABAS.

Answer 3

The prophet Joseph in the Bible was simply named Joseph, they didn't really have last names back then. Although he might be called Joseph son of Jacob, to distinguish him from others with the same name.

Within Mormonism, there is another 'Prophet Joseph', Joseph Smith, Jr.

Answer 4

no a patriarch