Joseph

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Joseph is a man`s name.

In the Bible, Joseph is a son of Jacob. His brothers hate Joseph, because he is their father's favourite son, and his father gave him a coat of many colours. Some day they decide to kill him, but then they sell him to businessmen who take Joseph to Egypt. There he is sold as a slave.

Another later Joseph in the Bible is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus.