Joseph was Jacob's (Israel's) 11th son. Jacob loved Joseph very much and made him a coat of many colors. Joseph had dreams that his family would one day bow to him. His brothers were very jealous and wanted to kill him. Instead, they sold him to some people who took him to Egypt and sold him to the Pharaoh's highest officer. The officer's wife told a lie about Joseph and he was put in prison. But God was with Joseph and made him able to tell what people's dreams meant. The Pharaoh had a dream that Joseph explained to him and he was let out of the prison and the Pharaoh made Joseph a very important person in Egypt. Years later there was a famine (shortage of food) and Joseph's brothers went to Egypt for help. In the end, the brothers did bow to Joseph, just like in his dream and he saved his family during the famine.