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... > Bible > Old Testament > Genesis: the story of Joseph > story of Joseph (part I) > Joseph sold into slavery and taken to Egypt (Genesis 37:12-35) > Joseph's coat is stripped off by his brothers > Joseph is thrown into a pit (usually depicted as a well or cistern) > Joseph is lowered into a pit by means of ropes or a pulley

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71D12411Joseph is lowered into a pit by means of ropes or a pulley  

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Subject

  • bible
  • brother
  • coat
  • Genesis
  • Genesis 37
  • hoisting
  • Jacob
  • Joseph's brothers
  • Joseph (son of Jacob)
  • lowering
  • Old Testament
  • pit
  • pulley
  • rope
  • throwing (being thrown)
  • undressing
  • well

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