Motif
fraternal plot against the dreamer
fraternal_plot_against_the_dreamer
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Favored Child Persecuted by Siblings. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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jewish christian
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Genesis Chapter 35 / Footnotes / Chapter 36 / Chapter 37; lines 2439-2511 confidence: high
The brothers see Joseph from afar, conspire to kill him, plan to cast him into a pit and blame an animal; Reuben urges no bloodshed; Joseph is stripped of his tunic and thrown into an empty waterless pit.
The brothers call Joseph a dreamer, conspire to kill him, and seek to see what will become of his dreams.
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