Potiphar

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Potiphar is a biblical Egyptian official, often depicted as the master who purchases Joseph and whose wife's false accusation leads to Joseph's imprisonment.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Potiphar canonical 13
Joseph is bought by Potiphar 1
Mr. Potiphar 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian official ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ
character in the Book of Genesis ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Genesis ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh
associatedWithTheme divine providence ⓘ
false accusation ⓘ
temptation ⓘ
buys Joseph ⓘ
category Ancient Egyptian people in the Bible ⓘ
Old Testament people ⓘ
People in Genesis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Egypt ⓘ
employer Pharaoh ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
householdIncludes Potiphar's wife ⓘ
imprisons Joseph ⓘ
languageOfName Hebrew ⓘ
mentionedIn Genesis 37 ⓘ
Genesis 39 ⓘ
nameForm פּוֹטִיפַר ⓘ
nameTransliteration Potifar ⓘ
Potiphar ⓘ
notableEvent Joseph imprisoned after accusation by Potiphar's wife ⓘ
Joseph placed in charge of his household ⓘ
occupation captain of the guard ⓘ
court official ⓘ
purchasesFrom Ishmaelites ⓘ
religiousTextContext Joseph narrative ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
residence Egypt ⓘ
roleInNarrative master of Joseph ⓘ
spouse Potiphar's wife ⓘ
timePeriod patriarchal period (biblical) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potiphar → nameTransliteration → Potiphar ⓘ
Potiphar's wife → spouseOf → Potiphar ⓘ
Genesis 37 → mentions → Potiphar ⓘ
BookOfGenesisPeople → hasMember → Potiphar ⓘ
The Potiphar Papers → fictionalCharacter → Mr. Potiphar ⓘ
linked to: Potiphar
Joseph tetralogy → character → Potiphar ⓘ
Potifar → nameVariant → Potiphar ⓘ
Genesis 39 → featuresCharacter → Potiphar ⓘ
Genesis 39 → narrativeEvent → Joseph is bought by Potiphar ⓘ
linked to: Potiphar