One of the Patriarchs and favorite son of Jacob, young Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. From that calamity, he rose...

Third of the Israelite Patriarchs, Jacob is portrayed in Genesis as a strong, thoughtful man, capable of fox-like cunning as well as deep...

Abraham and his son Isaac were the first Patriarchs of Israel. Their story, which begins in the early second millennium B.C., is not only...