Coat
- Joseph was Jacob's favourite son. He had ten older brothers, a sister and a younger brother. His dad gave him a special gift of a coloured coat. Joseph would spy on his brothers and report back to their dad. Both of these actions made Joseph very unpopular with his brothers.
- This part of Joseph's story is found in Genesis, chapter 37, verses 1 to 4.
- Cats are also found in the stories of Joseph's appointment as Governor, Hannah's annual visit to Samuel, John the Baptist's rough clothes and Bartimaeus' meeting with Jesus.
- Coats appear in our Scramble, 2by2 and Numbers games.
Sun, moon and stars
- Joseph told his brothers about his dreams. In one of them, they were all tying up bundles or sheaves of grain (see Ruth for image of grain). Joseph's bundle stood up and all the others bowed down to it. In another dream, the sun, moon and stars bowed down to him. These dreams upset his brothers even more but their dad Jacob thought about their meaning for a long time.
- This part of Joseph's story is found in Genesis, chapter 37, verses 5 to 11.
- Stars are also found in the stories of God's Creation, God's promise to Abraham, Job's description of the constellations and the Wise Men's visit to baby Jesus.
- Stars appear in our Scramble game; and will appear in our Festive 2by2 game.
Slavers
- Joseph's brothers were so angry that they plotted to kill him and pretend a wild animal had eaten him. Reuben persuaded them to throw him into a dried-up well. He planned to go back and rescue Joseph later. Then they saw travelling merchants coming, so they hauled Joseph out of the well and sold him as a slave for 20 silver pieces (see Judas for image of coins).
- This part of Joseph's story is found in Genesis, chapter 37, verses 12 to 28.
- Slaves and servants are also found in the stories of Sarah's maid Hagar, Naaman's visit to Elisha, Peter's arrival at John Mark's mum's house and Paul imprisonment over a fortune-telling slave.
- Slaves and slave traders do not appear in any Lootro game yet but watch this space for news.
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Blood
- The brothers slaughtered a goat (see Esau for image of goat) then dabbed Joseph's coat in the blood to make it look like he had been attacked by a wild animal. When they showed the coat to their dad, Jacob was very upset because he thought that Joseph was dead.
- This part of Joseph's story is found in Genesis, chapter 37, verses 29 to 36.
- Blood is also found in the stories of the first plague in Egypt, the Israelites panting their door frames before the tenth plague and Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane.
- Blood appears in our Scramble ad Numbers games; an will appear in our Gory Story game.
