Joseph (disambiguation)

Joseph ("Name means::God shall add"), in various forms, has been a common name throughout history.

Biblical Use
Joseph is the name of four significant characters in the Bible:


 * The patriarch Joseph, son of Jacob/Israel and viceroy of Egypt
 * Joseph of Nazareth, the foster father of Jesus Christ
 * Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy follower of Jesus Christ, in whose tomb Jesus was buried
 * Joseph, a Levite of Cyprus, nicknamed Barnabas by the Apostles, a companion of Paul

There are other men named Joseph mentioned in the Bible, for example:
 * The son of Asaph, in 1 Chronicles 25:2
 * The son of Binnui, in Ezra 10:38
 * A brother or cousin of Jesus, in Matthew 13:55
 * A finalist to take Judas's spot among the twelve, in Acts 1:23

Other Articles
This site also contains articles about the following people with forms of the name Joseph:
 * Giuseppe Sermonti
 * Joseph Henry
 * Joseph Lister
 * Joseph Mastropaolo

Joseph (homonymie)