Biblical journeys

Joseph in Egypt

Sold by his brothers into Egypt, Joseph rises to become vizier and saves his family from famine.

Journey sequence and Bible passages

1
Hebron
Joseph, his father Jacob's favored son, sets out from Hebron to find his brothers.
Genesis 37:14
2
Dothan
At Dothan his brothers sell him to traders for twenty pieces of silver.
Genesis 37:17-28
3
Egypt
Taken to Egypt, he becomes a servant in Potiphar's house, is wrongly imprisoned, then interprets Pharaoh's dreams and becomes vizier.
Genesis 39-41
4
Goshen
He settles his father and brothers, who came down to escape the famine, in the land of Goshen.
Genesis 45:9-10; 47:6