1548. Joseph | What’s in the Name? with Dr. Mario Melendez
What does the name Joseph actually mean—and how does that meaning shape the stories of both Joseph in Genesis and Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus?
In this episode of What’s in the Name?, Dr. Mario Melendez explores the Hebrew meaning of Yosef, “to add” or “to increase,” and traces that idea through Scripture.
From Rachel’s prayer for another son, to Joseph being taken away and restored, to the preservation of Israel during famine, the theme of addition and subtraction runs throughout the Genesis story.
Then we turn to the New Testament, where another Joseph adds something very different…
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