Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Joseph

Name Joseph     (Add to Favourite List?)
Gender Male
Meaning Increase, God has multiplied.
Biblical context The Biblical baby name Joseph is Hebrew in origin and its meaning is increase, Jehovah has multiplied.

Joseph is pronounced jo-safe'.

Joseph is the name of many men in the Bible. Some of them are mentioned below:

Joseph was the elder son of Jacob and Rachael. He was his father's favorite. His jealous half-brothers sold him into slavery, but he rose to the position of Vizier to the Egyptian Pharaoh. Joseph had the gift of interpreting dreams. Under his advice, Egypt prepared for a seven year famine and flourished. Jacob's other sons came to Egypt in search of corn. Joseph received them with kindness and forgiveness, and invited his father Jacob to Egypt. Joseph was married to Asenath and had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Joseph was a son of Asaph, head of the first division of musicians at the temple, during the time of David.

Joseph was the father of Igal, the spy sent by Moses to view the Promised Land of Canaan. He represented the tribe of Issachar.

Joseph was one of the men who had married a non-Jewish woman during the time of Ezra.

Joseph was a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah.

Joseph was the husband of Mary, the mother of [link]Jesus Christ[/link]. He was a carpenter and lived at Nazareth in Galilee.

Joseph was a son of Jonan. He is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus.

Joseph was a son of Judah. He was an ancestor of Jesus.

Joseph was a son of Mattathias. He is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus.

Joseph was a half-brother of Jesus.

Joseph of Arimathaea was a member of the Sanhedrin. He was a just and good man. After the crucifixion of Jesus, he went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Joseph and Nicodemus embalmed the body, and put it in a cave tomb in a garden belonging to Joseph.

Joseph Justus, also known as Barsabbas was one of the men proposed to take the place of Judas Iscariot among the twelve disciples. He was one of the earliest disciples of Jesus.

Biblical reference for baby name Joseph:
Genesis 30:24, 25; 33:2, 7; 35:24; 37:2-33; 39:1-22; 40:3-23; 41:14-57; 42:3-36; 43:15-30; 44:2-15; 45:1-28; 46:4-31; 47:1-29; 48:1-21; 49:22, 26; 50:1-26; Exodus 1:5, 6, 8; 13:19; Numbers 1:10, 32; 13:7, 11; 26:28, 37; 27:1; 32:33; 34:23; 36:1, 5, 12; Deuteronomy 27:12; 33:13, 16; Joshua 14:4; 16:1, 4; 17:1, 2, 14-17; 18:5, 11; 24:32; Judges 1:22, 23, 35; 2 Samuel 19:20; 1 Kings 11:28; 1 Chronicles 2:2; 5:1, 2; 7:29; 25:2, 9; Ezra 10:42; Nehemiah 12:14; Psalms 77:15; 78:67; 80:1; 105:17; Ezekiel 37:16, 19; 47:14; 48:32; Amos 5:6, 15; 6:6; Obadiah 1:18; Zechariah 10:6; Matthew 1:16-24; 2:13, 19; 27:57, 59; Mark 15:43, 45; Luke 1:27; 2:4, 16, 33, 43; 3:23-30; 4:22; 23:50; John 1:45; 4:5; 6:42; 19:38; Acts 1:23; 7:9, 13-18; Hebrews 11:21, 22; Revelations 7:8
Strong's Bible concordance H3130 and G2501

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