==The Arrogant and Tactless Dreamer==
He was born in 2259 ADAM, in the fourteenth year of the term of service of [[Jacob]] to his father-in-law [[Laban]].<ref name=Ussher>[[James Ussher]], ''[[The Annals of the World]]'', [[Larry Pierce]], ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pgh. 122</ref> The [[Bible]] says that [[God]] granted his birth as a favor to Rachel, who had not been able to have a child before then.<ref>{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=30|verses=22-24}}</ref>
The [[Bible]] says nothing further about the life of Joseph until he reaches the age of seventeen. What it says is not quite flattering: