Joseph

[ joh-zuhf, -suhf ]

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noun

(in the Bible) Jacob's eleventh son, the first of Jacob and his second wife, Rachel: sold into slavery by his brothers.
(in the Bible) the husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus.
Hinmaton-yalaktit, ��1840–1904, leader of the Nez Perce: led 1,000-mile (1,600-km) retreat from U.S. forces in an attempt to reach Canada in 1877.
joseph, a long coat buttoning in the front, worn especially by women as part of their riding habit in colonial America.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “increaser.”

joseph

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noun

a woman's floor-length riding coat with a small cape, worn esp in the 18th century

Joseph

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noun

Old Testament
1. the eleventh son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 30:2–24)
2. either or both of two tribes descended from his sons Ephraim and Manasseh
Saint Joseph
New Testament the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus (Matthew 1:16–25). Feast day: Mar 19

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Joseph¹

perhaps from the story of Joseph and his long coat (Genesis 37:3)

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Under President Joe Biden, however, the DOJ dropped the charges against both Joseph and the officer after reaching an agreement with the accused.

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The French ended up occupying Mexico for several years, briefly installing Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, an Austrian duke, as emperor.

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Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit — again, no stronghold of liberalism—powerfully illustrated this point in its 2013 decision of St. Joseph Abbey v.

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As a Catholic university founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, we are so grateful for our pope’s leadership and his unwavering commitment to social justice and care for our common home.

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More than half the population of Crimea was Russian, mainly because the original majority population of Crimean Tatars were deported under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1944.

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Josep Joseph and his brothers

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