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'''Potiphar''' (or '''Potifar''') ([[Hebrew]]: '''פּוֹטִיפַר ''' ; [[Egypt|Egyptian]]: '''p-di-p-rʿ''' ; "the one whom [[Ra]] gave") was an Egyptian court official and chief of Pharoah's bodyguard. He was [[Joseph]]'s master for a time, and was a man of considerable wealth.<ref>Gen. 37:36; 39:4</ref> His title, "court official" translates the Hebrew word ''sa•ris΄'', literally meaning "eunuch", but which in its broader usage meant a chamberlain, courtier or trusted officer of the throne.
'''Potiphar''' (or '''Potifar''') ([[Hebrew]]: '''פּוֹטִיפַר ''' ; [[Egypt|Egyptian]]: '''p-di-p-rʿ''' ; "the one whom [[Ra]] gave") was an Egyptian court official and chief of Pharoah's bodyguard. He was [[Joseph]]'s master for a time, and was a man of considerable wealth.<ref>Gen. 37:36; 39:4</ref> His title, "court official" translates the Hebrew word ''sa•ris΄'', literally meaning "eunuch", but which in its broader usage meant a chamberlain, courtier or trusted officer of the throne.
When Potiphar's wife tried to seduce [[Joseph]], he resisted the [[temptation]] but was accused of the offense anyway and jailed by Potiphar.
When Potiphar's wife tried to [[seduce]] [[Joseph]], he resisted the [[temptation]] but was accused of the offense anyway and jailed by Potiphar.
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