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Joseph's Coat and DreamsComing soon

Old Testament · Book of genesis

Joseph's Coat and Dreams

  • Ages 7–9
  • 19pages
  • Genesis 37:1-36

$9.99USD

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About this story

Joseph is the favorite son, and everyone knows it. His father Jacob gives him a special coat — long sleeves, bright colors — that his ten older brothers do not get. Joseph has two big dreams about sheaves and stars bowing down to him, and he can''t help telling everyone about them. The brothers hate him for it. One afternoon when Joseph comes out to the fields to check on them, they grab him, strip off the coat, and throw him into an empty cistern. They sell him to a passing caravan headed for Egypt. They dip the coat in goat''s blood and bring it home to Jacob, who weeps for the son he thinks is dead. This is the first part of one of the longest, most painful, and most redemptive family stories in the Bible.

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  • RJ
    Reshma JVerified purchase
    June 2026

    This leads naturally into the Egypt comics. My son now asks, "What happens next?" every time we finish. Great storytelling.

  • AM
    Anjaly MaryVerified purchase
    June 2026

    The coat illustrations are absolutely gorgeous—so colorful and detailed. My kids love the drama with his brothers and the dreams. Perfect intro to the Joseph story.

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Meet the cast

The characters in Joseph's Coat and Dreams. Tap any face to read more.

Joseph portrait

Joseph

favored younger son

Jacob portrait

Jacob

aged patriarch

Reuben portrait

Reuben

eldest brother

Judah portrait

Judah

persuasive brother

JB

Joseph's Brothers

jealous brothers

MI

Man in the Field

field traveler

CT

Caravan Traders

caravan traders

Potiphar portrait

Potiphar

Egyptian officer

Where this happens

The places that anchor Joseph's Coat and Dreams. Tap any tile to see every Bible Heroes storybook set in that place.

Hill Country of Hebron

Hill Country of Hebron

Rolling Judean hills and dusty terraced slopes surround the grazing country near Hebron. Dry paths wind between rocky ridges and scattered sheep pastures.

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Pastures of Shechem

Pastures of Shechem

Open fields and low hills near Shechem spread beneath broad Levantine skies. Joseph crosses empty, dry ground while searching for his brothers.

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Dothan and the Dry Cistern

Dothan and the Dry Cistern

A dry rocky wadi near Dothan holds an empty limestone cistern below rolling hills. The deep pit opens toward a small circle of hard, bright sky.

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Caravan Road toward Egypt

Caravan Road toward Egypt

A broad dusty trade road leaves Dothan and stretches southwest toward Egypt across open Canaanite plains. Camel tracks and drifting dust mark the route.

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Potiphar's Household in Egypt

Potiphar's Household in Egypt

Beyond Canaan, an Egyptian settlement lies on the route where Joseph is sold into a powerful officer's household. The fertile Nile world is only glimpsed as Joseph arrives.

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