(in the Bible) Jacob's eleventh son, the first of Jacob and his second wife, Rachel: sold into slavery by his brothers.
(in the Bible) the husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus.
Hinmaton-yalaktit, c1840–1904, leader of the Nez Perce: led 1,000-mile (1,600-km) retreat from U.S. forces in an attempt to reach Canada in 1877.
joseph, a long coat buttoning in the front, worn especially by women as part of their riding habit in colonial America.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “increaser.”
Old Testament
the eleventh son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 30:2–24)
either or both of two tribes descended from his sons Ephraim and Manasseh
New Testament the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus (Matthew 1:16–25). Feast day: Mar 19
perhaps from the story of Joseph and his long coat (Genesis 37:3)
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Mark Joseph Stern: Elizabeth Turner was 8 years old when she was indentured just two days after she and her mother ostensibly gained their freedom.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
“I think what it tells us is Iran is paying attention, and they’re learning and they’re looking at ways that they can get at us,” said retired Army Gen. Joseph Votel, who has led U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Saturday Night Live,” Second City, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld and Adam Sandler all owe a debt to the artists who started life as Dino Crocetti and Joseph Levitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
This week’s Amicus also launches their first installment of By the People, in which Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern explore how and when the idea of judicial supremacy took over.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nhamo didn’t know what all the words meant, but there was no mistaking the power that filled Baba Joseph.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Chinua Achebe: The man who rediscovered Africa Topics: , , , joseph conrad, heart of darkness, , , Chinua Achebe has died at 82.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2013
By nine o'clock she was safe on the pillion behind Long Snapps, folded in Aunt Poll's red joseph, and provided with saddle-bags full of comforts and necessaries.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various
Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon, sitting upon a bank of flowers, dressed in a green joseph richly laced with gold, and a whip in her hand.
From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.
In the afternoon, his flying joseph was exchanged for a round jacket of sea-grass: and in the evening he generally appeared in a seersucker coat.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon, sitting upon a bank of flowers, drest in a green joseph, richly laced with gold, and a whip in her hand.
From The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, Oliver
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