Joseph’s extraordinary beauty, wisdom, and fine manners attracted the attention of his master. This Joseph and Egypt Timeline enables the viewer to see at a glance the major events in Joseph's life, and see how God overruled the bad and made it good. The Ishmaelite merchants sold Joseph to a caravan of Midianites, who brought him to Egypt. Joseph’s life – timeline. Overview ofJoseph in Egypt to Moses and the Exodus430 Years of Captivity —Genesis 47:9 – Exodus 12:41 The Egyptian Captivity of Israel begins with Jacob and his family joining Joseph in Egypt. There they sold him to Potiphar, who was the chief officer of King Pharaoh’s guard. This event occurs 290 DFC years and 58 days after the birth of Abraham on November 11 – … Only a small part – just 11 years – of Joseph’s life was spent in … He then made Joseph the king of Egypt. The pharaoh saw that God was with Joseph and allowed Joseph back into his palace. Bible > Timeline > Genesis 1 ... Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt: Genesis 42: 1875 BC: Simeon Detained by Joseph: Genesis 42:24: 1875 BC: The Return with Benjamin: Genesis 43: 1875 BC: Benjamin and the Silver Cup: Genesis 44: 1875 BC: Joseph Reveals His Identity: Genesis 45: When the abundance was over, the famine began and lasted for seven years. For seven years, Joseph traveled all throughout Egypt and stored up large quantities of grain. Here is a link to my Joseph timeline. Joseph lived for 110 years – which seems like a long time to us, but was significantly shorter than the lives of his ancestors, including his father Jacob, who died at the age of 147. The Pharaoh that raised Joseph up, above everyone in his land, loved him so much that he gave him charge over his son Magron after his death and asked Joseph (71) to be a father to him and to guide him. So Joseph ruled Egypt for an additional 39 years. In The Service of Potiphar.