Joseph
WordNet
noun
(1) (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus
(2) (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
(3) Leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
- The husband of Virgin Mary in the New Testament.
- Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
- , popular as a middle name.
Quotations
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- Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.:
- And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.
- 1998 Steven Herrick, A Place Like This, Univ. of Queensland Press, ISBN 0702229849, page 86:
- I'm going to call him Joseph / or Josephine if it's a girl. / Why? / Because it's a strong name, / Joe, Joseph. / You give a kid a name like Cameron / or Alfred, or something like that, / and they end up wearing glasses / and looking at computers for the rest of their life. / - - - So Joe it is. / He'll turn out strong. Strong and smart.