In order to deceive Jacob, the brothers killed a kid, dipped Joseph’s coat in the blood and carried it home to their father. They said to Jacob: “We found this coat of many colors; is it your son Joseph’s coat?”
“It is my son’s coat,” the poor father cried. “Some wild animal has torn Joseph to pieces and devoured him!” How unhappy poor old Jacob felt! None of his children could comfort him. He mourned for Joseph for many days, saying:
“I will go down to my grave mourning for my son.”
But we shall see that Joseph fared better in Egypt than his brothers expected.
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN
Part Three
One should not cherish ill will for the sake of revenge, but should always return good for evil.
Joseph was carried away by the merchants. When, at last, they came to Egypt they sold the boy to Potiphar, the Captain of the guard. There in Egypt Joseph grew to be a man, wise, and good, and great.