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jō´zef (יוסף, yoÌ„sÌ£eÌ„ph; ἸωσηÌφ, IoÌ„seÌ„Ìph):
1. In the Old Testament:
(1) The 11th son of Jacob and 1st of Rachel (see separate article).
(2) The father of Igal of Issachar, one of the 12 spies ().
(3) A son of Asaph (, ).
(4) A man of the sons of Bani, who had married a foreign wife ().
(5) A priest of the family of Shebaniah in the days of Joiakim ().
2. In the Apocrypha:
(1) Son of Zacharias, defeated by Gorgias circa 164 BC (1 Macc 5:18, 56, 60).
(2) Called a brother of Judas Maccabeus in 2 Macc 8:22, probably by mistake for John.
(3) Great-grandfather of Judith (Judith 8:1).
3. In the New Testament:
(1) The husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus (see special article).
(2, 3) The name of 3 ancestors of Jesus according to the King James Version (, , ); the name of two according to the Revised Version (British and American), which reads “Josech†in .
(4) A Jew of Arimathea in whose sepulcher Jesus was buried (, etc.; see article).
(5) One of the brethren of Jesus, according to the Revised Version (British and American) (, the King James Version “Josesâ€). the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) both have “Joses†in ; ; , .
(6) Joseph Barsabbas (; see article).
(7) Joseph, surnamed Barnabas (, the King James Version “Josesâ€; see BARNABAS).