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EGYPT AND ITS MONUMENTS.
Potiphar, an Egyptian, at that time high in office in the court
of Pharaoh. Here he possessed his master's confidence, and
prospered. At length his personal heauty excited the libi-
dinous passions of his master's wife ; and on his virtuous
rejection of her wanton allurements, she contrives, with much
art, to make it appear to her husband that Joseph had aimed
a blow at his master's honor, by tempting her. Her unprin-
cipled falsehood succeeds, and Joseph is cast into prison. At
length, his correct interpretation of the dreams of two of
Pharaoh's officers who were in prison with him, leads to his
being summoned before Pharaoh to interpret for him also-
He predicts a period of plenty, to be succeeded by an equal
period of famine; and recommends measures to the king f°r
averting the calamity foretold. Charged by Pharaoh with
the execution of these measures, he rises to a station of
eminence, and marries an Egyptian lady of rank: and his
own name is changed to an Egyptian one. At length fami«e
drives his brethren (who had sold him) to Egypt to procure
food, when, after many interesting incidents, he makes hi111"
self known to them, and at length establishes all his family'
including his aged father, in Goshen. After death his booty
as that of his father's had before been, is embalmed, and both
finally rest in a distant land.
We now enter, in detail, upon the facts brought to our
notice by the history of Joseph.
1. He was sold by his brethren to Arabian merchant
travelling with their spices, to Egypt.
" Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; allj*
they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold JoseP
EGYPT AND ITS MONUMENTS.
Potiphar, an Egyptian, at that time high in office in the court
of Pharaoh. Here he possessed his master's confidence, and
prospered. At length his personal heauty excited the libi-
dinous passions of his master's wife ; and on his virtuous
rejection of her wanton allurements, she contrives, with much
art, to make it appear to her husband that Joseph had aimed
a blow at his master's honor, by tempting her. Her unprin-
cipled falsehood succeeds, and Joseph is cast into prison. At
length, his correct interpretation of the dreams of two of
Pharaoh's officers who were in prison with him, leads to his
being summoned before Pharaoh to interpret for him also-
He predicts a period of plenty, to be succeeded by an equal
period of famine; and recommends measures to the king f°r
averting the calamity foretold. Charged by Pharaoh with
the execution of these measures, he rises to a station of
eminence, and marries an Egyptian lady of rank: and his
own name is changed to an Egyptian one. At length fami«e
drives his brethren (who had sold him) to Egypt to procure
food, when, after many interesting incidents, he makes hi111"
self known to them, and at length establishes all his family'
including his aged father, in Goshen. After death his booty
as that of his father's had before been, is embalmed, and both
finally rest in a distant land.
We now enter, in detail, upon the facts brought to our
notice by the history of Joseph.
1. He was sold by his brethren to Arabian merchant
travelling with their spices, to Egypt.
" Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; allj*
they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold JoseP