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Potiphar, the Egyptian officer who purchased Joseph as a slave and later imprisoned him after false accusations by Potiphar's wife.
Potiphar was an Egyptian official, described as 'an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard,' who purchased Joseph from the Ishmaelite traders who had bought him from his brothers (Genesis 37:36; 39:1). He recognized God's blessing on Joseph and promoted him to oversee his entire household. Potiphar's wife repeatedly attempted to seduce Joseph, and when he refused and fled, she falsely accused him of attempted rape using the garment she had seized from him. Potiphar had Joseph imprisoned, yet the narrative notes he showed Joseph favor even in jail (Genesis 39:20–21). His name may be related to the Egyptian name Potiphera, and he represents the complex position of a righteous person navigating unjust power structures, a theme central to the Joseph cycle's theology of divine providence.