Egyptians — Minor Figures

18 figures from The Legends of the Jews, Volume II who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

the captain of the guard

captain of the guard · first appears Pharaoh'S Dreams

• Pharaoh'S Dreams · servant: Joseph “And with us there was a simple young man, one of the despised race of the Hebrews, slave to the captain of the guard, and he interpreted our dreams to us, and it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was.”

the keeper of the prison

prison keeper · first appears Joseph In Prison

• Joseph In Prison · servant: Joseph “He even appointed him to be the overseer of the prison, and as Joseph commanded, so the other prisoners were obliged to do.”

Asteho

Potiphar's concubine · first appears Joseph And Zuleika

• Joseph And Zuleika · consort: Potiphar “Remember, if thou makest away with thyself, thy husband's concubine, Asteho, thy rival, will maltreat thy children, and extirpate thy memory from the earth.”

Mirod

Pharaoh's chief butler · first appears Pharaoh'S Dreams

• Pharaoh'S Dreams · employer: Pharaoh (Joseph's) “However, Mirod, Pharaoh's chief butler, took fright, seeing that the king was so vexed at his failure to secure an interpretation of his dreams that he was on the point of giving up the ghost.”

Pharaoh's newborn son

Pharaoh's newborn son · first appears Joseph Before Pharaoh

• Joseph Before Pharaoh · parent: Pharaoh (Joseph's) “Thy wife, who is sitting upon the birthstool at this moment, will bring forth a son, and thou wilt rejoice over him, but in the midst of thy joy the sad tidings will be told thee of the death of thine older son, who was born unto thee but two years ago, and thou must needs find consolation for the loss of the one in the birth of the other.”

Pharaoh's older son

Pharaoh's first-born son · first appears Joseph Before Pharaoh

• Joseph Before Pharaoh · parent: Pharaoh (Joseph's) “Thy wife, who is sitting upon the birthstool at this moment, will bring forth a son, and thou wilt rejoice over him, but in the midst of thy joy the sad tidings will be told thee of the death of thine older son, who was born unto thee but two years ago, and thou must needs find consolation for the loss of the one in the birth of the other.”

Pharaoh's son

Pharaoh's child · first appears Joseph In Prison

• Joseph In Prison · parent: Pharaoh (Joseph's) “The day whereon he explained the meaning of their dreams to the two distinguished prisoners, a son was born unto Pharaoh and to celebrate the joyous event, the king arranged a feast for his princes and servants that was to last eight days.”