Joseph was a slave in Egypt working for one of Pharoah's officials called Potiphar. Potiphar soon realized that God was with Joseph and gave him success in everything he did. So Potiphar put Joseph in charge of his household and entrusted to him everything he owned. However Joseph was well-built and handsome and Potiphar's wife fancied him and tried to start an affair! Joseph firmly resisted her constant attempts to have sex with him because it was sin and because it would be a betrayal of his master's trust in him. One day Potiphar was away, and no servants were about, so again Potiphar's wife tried to seduce Joseph and get him into bed with her, but Joseph ran away leaving his cloak behind in the rush. The woman in her anger grabbed the cloak, twisted the story and told her husband that it was Joseph that had tried to rape her. Potiphar was furious and sent Joseph to jail. However God remained with Joseph and soon he was given a position of authority within the prison.
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