Genesis 37:12-36 Joseph Sold by His Brothers
Joseph's brothers were watching their flock near Shechem when Israel told Joseph to go see his brothers and bring word back to him. When Joseph got to Shechem his brothers were not there, they had moved on to Dothan. As Joseph was approaching his brothers were plotting on how to kill him.
Genesis 37:19-20
“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”
The oldest brother did not want to kill Joseph. Reuben suggested that they just put him in the cistern, he planned to come back later and rescue him. When Joseph reached them they took his coat and threw him in the cistern.
After this they sat down to eat their lunch. As they were eating they saw a caravan coming by. The caravan had spices, balms and myrrh and was on its way to Egypt. Judah suggested that they sell Joseph instead of killing him. They sold him for 20 shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites that were on their way to Egypt. When Reuben returned he did not see Joseph in the cistern so he tore his clothes and was upset because Joseph was gone.
The brothers took Joseph’s coat and dipped it in goats blood so that they could take it back to their father. They told their father that the found the coat on their way back. Jacob assumed that an animal had attached Joseph and killed him. Jacob was very sad about his son.
Genesis 37:34-35
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and mourned for his son many days. All his sons and daughters came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “in mourning will I go down to the grave to my son.” So his father wept for him.
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