Genesis 39:14-17
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[14] that she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, "Behold, he has brought in a Hebrew to us to mock us. He came in to me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice. [15] It happened, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside." [16] She laid up his garment by her, until his master came home. [17] She spoke to him according to these words, saying, "The Hebrew servant, whom you have brought to us, came in to me to mock me,
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land where Joseph served in Potiphar’s household after being sold by his brothers. In this setting, Potiphar’s wife falsely accuses Joseph, and the episode advances the providential path that will eventually place him in authority in Egypt.
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