Potiphar

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Potiphar

The captain of Pharaoh's guard who bought Joseph and set him over his house, then imprisoned him on his wife's false charge.

Role: Egyptian officer

Lived: Patriarchal age

Born: Egypt

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1

Origin & birthplace

BibleFrom Egypt.

Genesis 37:36

↳ Egypt

Where in scripture

Genesis

Genesis 37:36 Genesis 39:1

Places in their life

Egypt — Born · Egypt
Photo: KennyOMG — CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

In art

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife — Joseph and Potiphar's Wife · Cigoli — Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife — Joseph and Potiphar's Wife · Jean-Baptiste Nattier — Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife — Joseph and Potiphar's Wife · Guido Reni — Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife — Joseph and Potiphar's Wife · Bartolomé Esteban Murillo — Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife — Joseph and Potiphar's Wife · Georg Pencz — CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Joseph et la femme de Potiphar. D.13598 — Joseph et la femme de Potiphar. D.13598 · Leloir, Alexandre Louis (Paris, en 1843 - Paris, en 1884), dessinateur — CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Mosaici del battistero di firenze, storie di giuseppe, 1250-1330 ca., 08 moglie di putifarre, attr. al maestro della maddalena — Mosaici del battistero di firenze, storie di giuseppe, 1250-1330 ca., 08 moglie di putifarre, attr. al maestro della maddalena · Sailko — CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Potiphar s Wife 1970 07 — Potiphar s Wife 1970 07 · Richard Rappaport [1] [2] — CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)