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Joseph

Ἰωσήφ · Iōsēph · G2501G“increase; addition” Hitchcock's 186916 mentions in 3 books, most in Matthew (7)

Who he was

Joseph was the husband of Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ. He was a descendant of David (Mat.1.16, 20; Luk.1.27; 2.4) and lived in Nazareth (Luke 2:4). Joseph was betrothed to Mary when she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:27). Being a righteous man, he planned to divorce her quietly, but an angel appeared to him in a dream, telling him to take Mary as his wife and name the child Jesus (Mat.1.19-21, 24-25). Joseph obeyed and took care of Mary and Jesus. He was present at Jesus' birth in Bethlehem (Luk.2.4-7, 16) and later took his family to Egypt to escape Herod's persecution (Mat.2.13-15, 19-23). Joseph is last mentioned in the Gospels when Jesus was 12 years old, and the family visited Jerusalem for the Passover (Luke 2:41–51). He is referred to as Jesus' father (Luk.2.33, 48; 4.22; Jhn.1.45; 6.42) and was a carpenter by trade (Matthew 13:55). Joseph is not mentioned during Jesus' adult ministry, suggesting he may have died before that time.

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Family

FatherJacobSiblingsAlphaeusSpouseMaryChildrenJesus, James, Joses, Simon, Jude
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Every mention

16 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
MatthewChapter 1: 5 mentionsChapter 2: 2 mentions7 mentions
Matthew 1:16Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.Matthew 1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.Matthew 1:19Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.Matthew 1:20But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary as your wife, for…Matthew 1:24Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;Matthew 2:13Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I…Matthew 2:19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,
LukeChapter 1: 1 mentionChapter 2: 4 mentionsChapter 3: 1 mentionChapter 4: 1 mention7 mentions
Luke 1:27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary.Luke 2:4Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,Luke 2:16They came with haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.Luke 2:33Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him.Luke 2:43and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn’t know it,Luke 3:23Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,Luke 4:22All testified about him and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
JohnChapter 1: 1 mentionChapter 6: 1 mention2 mentions
John 1:45Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”John 6:42They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’?”

What the dictionary says

Remover or increaser.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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