Joseph was the second youngest of twelve brothers born to Jacob and Rachael. Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, not only because he had been born to Jacob at an old age, but also because Jacob recognized Joseph’s birth to Rachael as a special gift from God, being she was not able to bear a child for many years. Jacob also believed it to be true that God’s plan was to make Joseph a great leader in later years.
One day, Jacob, wanting to show his son the love and appreciation he had for him, gave Joseph a beautiful coat made of many colors. When his brothers saw the gift, they realized it was true that their father loved and adorned their brother Joseph more than any of them. The brothers’ overwhelming feeling of jealousy drove