Harry Potter: Dawn's Light
Chapter 3045

The Kiss of Honor (Part 1)

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Genesis Chapter 47 told such a story.

One year, Canaan suffered a drought, and Jacob and his remaining sons went to seek refuge with Joseph, who was living in Egypt. Joseph was the first son Rachel bore Jacob, and he had also been born when Jacob was old. Jacob loved Joseph more than his other children, which aroused the jealousy of his elder sons.

When Joseph was seventeen, he had a dream in which his brothers knelt before him, making them hate him even more. So when Joseph went to Shechem, they sold him to Egyptian merchants. Then they stained Joseph's new clothes with goat's blood and took them back to Jacob, making him believe Joseph had been devoured by wild beasts.

In Egypt, Joseph was first sold to a captain of the guard. Later, he was assigned to manage the household. The captain's wife took a liking to the young Hebrew and tried to seduce him. Joseph rejected his mistress, so she flew into a rage, framed Joseph, and falsely accused him of making improper advances toward her.

The captain believed his wife and threw Joseph into prison. At that time, Pharaoh had a dream and imprisoned both the cupbearer and the chief baker. Neither of them understood what was happening.

Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dream for them. The chief baker was executed, while the cupbearer was restored to his post, but he soon forgot Joseph.

Two years later, Pharaoh had two more dreams in succession. No one knew what they meant. Then the cupbearer remembered Joseph and summoned him from prison. Joseph told Pharaoh that the dreams foretold seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine. Pharaoh believed him and put him in charge of Egypt.

When Jacob came to Joseph, the seven plentiful years had just

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