Joseph’s siblings reacted jealously, even to the point of conspiring to murder their brother. However, note the attitudes of Jacob and Joseph later in their lives.
उत्पत्ति अध्याय ३७, यांतील ३ व ४ वचनात बायबल असे सूचित करते की याकोबाचे योसेफावर विशेष प्रेम होते.