Coat of many colours
coat of Joseph, which his brothers drenched in blood and showed to Joseph to their father Jacob, to hide that they had sold Joseph into slavery
The coat of many colours[a] is the usual English translation of the Hebrew term ketonet passim (כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּים), an item of clothing given to Joseph, the son of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis, as a symbol of his love.[1] The traditional reading of this story is that Joseph's brothers became jealous of this coat, among other things, and therefore sold Joseph into slavery.[2]
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- ↑ Spelled coat of many colors in American English
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- ↑ Sicker, Dr Martin (2022). Reading the Pentateuch Politically; from Abraham to Moses. Xlibris Corporation. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-6698-2768-9.
- ↑ Reddie, Anthony G. (2016). Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity: 200 Years and No Apology. Routledge. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-317-17383-0.