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Later, some traders came by and the brothers changed their minds again.
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ne day, Joseph dreamt that he would become an important ruler—even more important than his 11 brothers who would have to bow to him. When he told them about the dream, it didn’t make them happy. They pulled Joseph out of the well and sold him for 20 pieces of silver.
While Joseph was out on an errand for his dad, his brothers plotted to get rid of him once and for all. Most of them wanted to kill Joseph, but his oldest brother, Reuben, said:
The traders took Joseph to Egypt where they sold him as a slave. After that, Joseph faced even more hardship and ended up in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. But while Joseph was there in prison, God was with him. It took many years, but Joseph eventually became a great man. Throughout everything Joseph experienced, God was with him.