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In 2287 AM,<ref name=Ussher3>[[James Ussher|Ussher]], ''[[The Annals of the World|op. cit.'']], pgh. 130</ref> Joseph came to know two officers of the [[Pharaoh]]'s court.<ref>"Pharaoh" in this and other Old Testament narratives is a title often used as if it were a given name.</ref> Each man told Joseph a dream that he had had, and asked Joseph to interpret it.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=40|version=KJV}}</ref>
In 2287 AM,<ref name=Ussher3>[[James Ussher|Ussher]], ''[[The Annals of the World|op. cit.'']], pgh. 130</ref> Joseph came to know two officers of the [[Pharaoh]]'s court.<ref>"Pharaoh" in this and other Old Testament narratives is a title often used as if it were a given name.</ref> Each man told Joseph a dream that he had had, and asked Joseph to interpret it.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=40|version=KJV}}</ref>
One of them was Pharaoh's butler, or possibly [[cupbearer]]. He dreamed of seeing a vine having three branches, each bearing ripe grapes. The butler pressed the grapes into a cup and served it at once to Pharaoh. Joseph assured the butler that within three days, Pharaoh would restore the butler to his office. Joseph also asked the butler to speak to Pharaoh about Joseph's case upon his release.
One of them was Pharaoh's [[butler]], or possibly [[cupbearer]]. He dreamed of seeing a vine having three branches, each bearing ripe grapes. The butler pressed the grapes into a cup and served it at once to Pharaoh. Joseph assured the butler that within three days, Pharaoh would restore the butler to his office. Joseph also asked the butler to speak to Pharaoh about Joseph's case upon his release.
The baker's dream was far more dire: he had three baskets of baked goods balanced on his head, and the birds ate them all. Joseph told him that within three days he would be executed, and birds would eat his flesh afterward.<ref>This was a dreadful humiliation in [[Egypt]]ian culture, because it meant that the baker would be denied even the enjoyment of the next life.</ref>
The baker's dream was far more dire: he had three baskets of baked goods balanced on his head, and the birds ate them all. Joseph told him that within three days he would be executed, and birds would eat his flesh afterward.<ref>This was a dreadful humiliation in [[Egypt]]ian culture, because it meant that the baker would be denied even the enjoyment of the next life.</ref>