The Book of Jasher 44
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Joseph and Zelicah: extended temptation scene with psychological detail and Joseph's resistance speech. Chastity test parallel to other patriarchs.
Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an Officer of Pharaoh. Zelicah, the Wife of Potiphar, seeks
Detailed Joseph and Potiphar's wife (Zelicah) story with psychological depth.
1nd the children of Meshech are the Shibashni and the children of Tiras are Rushash, Cushni, and Ongolis; all these went and built themselves cities; those are the cities that are situate by the sea Jabus by the river Cura, which empties itself in the river Tragan.
2 And the children of Elishah are the Almanim, and they also went and built themselves cities; those are the cities situate between the mountains of Job and Shibathmo; and of them were the people of Lumbardi who dwell opposite the mountains of Job and Shibathmo, and they conquered the land of Italia and remained there unto this day.
3 And the children of Chittim are the Romim who dwell in the valley of Canopia by the river Tibreu.
4 And the children of Dudonim are those who dwell in the cities of the sea Gihon, in the land of Bordna.
5 These are the families of the children of Japheth according to their cities and languages, when they were scattered after the tower, and they called their cities after their names and occurrences; and these are the names of all their cities according to their families, which they built in those days after the tower.
6 And the children of Ham were Cush, Mitzraim, Phut and Canaan according to their generation and cities.
7 All these went and built themselves cities as they found fit places for them, and they called their cities after the names of their fathers Cush, Mitzraim, Phut and Canaan.
8 And the children of Mitzraim are the Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuchim, Pathrusim, Casluchim and Caphturim, seven families.
9 All these dwell by the river Sihor, that is the brook of Egypt, and they built themselves cities and called them after their own names. 23.
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Detailed Joseph and Potiphar's wife (Zelicah) story with psychological depth.