Genesis 37:1-11
Joseph and His Brothers 1Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, where his father Isaac had lived, 2and this is the story of his family.
When Jacob's son Joseph was seventeen years old, he took care of the sheep with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah. But he was always telling his father all sorts of bad things about his brothers. 3Jacob loved Joseph more than he did any of his other sons, because Joseph was born after Jacob was very old. Jacob had given Joseph a fancy coat 4to show that he was his favorite son, and so Joseph's brothers hated him and would not be friendly to him. 5One day, Joseph told his brothers what he had dreamed, and they hated him even more. 6Joseph said, "Let me tell you about my dream. 7We were out in the field, tying up bundles of wheat. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles gathered around and bowed down to it."
8His brothers asked, "Do you really think you are going to be king and rule over us?" Now they hated Joseph more than ever because of what he had said about his dream.
9Joseph later had another dream, and he told his brothers, "Listen to what else I dreamed. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed down to me."
10When he told his father about this dream, his father became angry and said, "What's that supposed to mean? Are your mother and I and your brothers all going to come and bow down in front of you?" 11Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept wondering about the dream. Contemporary English Version (CEV)
You can read more about Joseph in the Bible. See Genesis 37. Below is a printout for you to color. Have fun!
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