Ultimately, Joseph was sold to Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard.[8] Later, Joseph became Potiphar's personal servant, and subsequently his household's superintendent. Here, Potiphar's wife Zuleika tried to seduce Joseph, which he refused. Angered by his running away from her, she made a false claim that he tried to rape her, and thus assured his imprisonment.[9] (Genesis 39:1-20)Joseph interpreting the dreams of the baker and the cupbearer, by Benjamin Cuyp, ca. 1630Joseph in prison EditThe warden put Joseph in charge of the other prisoners,[10] and soon afterward Pharaoh's chief cup-bearer and chief baker, who had offended the Pharaoh, were thrown into the prison,[11] and suffered dreams interpreted by Joseph, who stated that the chief cup-bearer would be reinstated but the chief baker would be hanged.[12] Joseph requested the cup-bearer to mention him to Pharaoh and secure his release from prison,[13] but the cup-bearer, reinstalled in office, forgot Joseph.[14] After two more years, the Pharaoh dreamt of seven lean cows which devoured seven fat cows; and of seven withered ears of grain which devoured seven fat ears. When the Pharaoh's advisers failed to interpret these dreams, the cup-bearer arranged the summons of Joseph, who predicted seven years of abundance followed by seven years of famine, and advised the Pharaoh to store surplus grain
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