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Joseph (Father of Jesus) Character
Joseph was a righteous carpenter from Nazareth in the first century who became the earthly father of Jesus through his marriage to Mary. When he discovered thatโฆ
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Joseph Character
Joseph, the favored son of Jacob, aroused such jealousy in his brothers that they sold him into slavery in Egypt, where he endured false accusation and imprisonโฆ
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Joseph called Barsabbas Character
Joseph called Barsabbas, also known as Justus, was one of two men nominated by the early church to replace Judas Iscariot among the twelve apostles following Juโฆ
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Joseph of Arimathea Character
Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy member of the Jewish Sanhedrin and a secret disciple of Jesus who took decisive action following the crucifixion. He approacheโฆ
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Benjamin Character
Benjamin was the youngest of Jacobโs twelve sons and the second child born to his favored wife Rachel during their return journey to Canaan. Rachel died shortlyโฆ
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Ephraim Character
Though born the younger son of Joseph and Asenath in Egypt, Ephraim bore a name declaring the fruitfulness God had granted his father amid affliction. When Jacoโฆ
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Barnabas Character
Barnabas, originally named Joseph, was a Levite from Cyprus who earned the nickname Son of Encouragement from the apostles for his generous support of the earlyโฆ
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Matthew (Apostle) Character
Matthew, originally a tax collector named Levi working in Capernaum, was called directly by Jesus while sitting at his booth to become one of the twelve apostleโฆ