Potiphar

Published on 11th October, 2015, in Mid-Day. In the Bible, we hear the story of how Joseph is falsely accused of rape by the wife of Potiphar. Joseph is sold into slavery by his own brothers and is bought by one Potiphar, an Egyptian nobleman. Potiphar soon grows fond of Joseph’s talents and makes him head servant of the household. But then old Potiphar’s young wife grows fond of the young and beautiful Joseph, and wants to have sex with him. When Joseph rejects her advances, she accuses him of rape and gets him thrown into prison. God saves him eventually. A similar story is ..