What happensPermalink
Joseph dreams two dreams of ruling over his brothers and even his parents. His brothers consider killing him, but sell him to an Ishmaelite slaver who sells him to Potiphar in Egypt. They tell Jacob that a wild animal killed him.
Why it mattersPermalink
This chapter begins the final cycle of Genesis, Jacob’s descent into Egypt, which starts with Joseph. Joseph’s dream of ruling his brothers recalls Jacob’s stolen blessing from Isaac. The brothers’ deceit using a slaughtered goat echos Jacob’s deceit.
Key versePermalink
Then he [Joseph] dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”