Daily Chumash

At the age of 30, Joseph is proclaimed viceroy of Egypt. He devises a plan to preserve the bounty of grain so that, come famine, the country would have stored sufficiently.

Pharaoh relates his dream to Joseph, who in turn interprets the dream to Pharaoh's satisfaction. The dreams are a message of prediction; Seven years of plenty are imminent and will be followed by seven years of famine. Pharaoh recognizes Joseph's G-dly power and wisdom.

Pharaoh has two strange dreams. None of his wizards were able to give him a sufficient interpretation. The butler remembers Joseph's accurate interpretation of his dream and mentions this to Pharaoh, who then orders to have Joseph appear before him. Joseph is subsequently freed from the dungeon.

Potifar's wife attempts to seduce Joseph. When he does not relent and escapes her grip, she turns him in, stating that he attempted rape. Joseph is incarcerated.

Joseph becomes chief of staff for Potifar, his Egyptian master. He is highly trusted.

As Joseph approaches, the brothers grab him, rip off his colored coat, and throw him into an empty cistern pit. In Reuben's absence, they sell Joseph to a caravan of traveling merchants. He is subsequently sold as a slave in Egypt. The brothers dip Joseph's coat into the blood of a slaughtered kid goat. Jacob mourns his son's apparent death.

The brothers leave to tend to the flocks. Joseph visits them on his father's instructions, and the brothers plan on killing him. Reuben intervenes, advising that he be thrown into a pit instead.

Joseph is the beloved son of Jacob. He is envied by his brothers to the point of hatred.

Rachel gives birth to Binyamin and passes during childbirth. She is buried on the way to Efrat. Yitzchak passes away. The children of Eisav are enumerated.

Dina ventures out to encounter the girls of the land, and is seduced and raped by Shchem, who claims he wants to marry her. The brothers retaliated with a bloody scheme involving circumcision and a surprise attack.