Joseph

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Joseph is a given name originating from Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as יוֹסֵף, Standard Hebrew Yosef, Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic Yôsēp̄. In Arabic, including in the Qur'an, the name is spelt يوسف or Yūsuf. The name can be translated from Hebrew as signifying "The Lord will increase/add". This variant of the name is used mostly in English and French-speaking countries.

As a biblical and saints' name, Joseph has enjoyed significant and well deserved popularity in its many forms in many countries.

Joseph
- The Tribe of Joseph, named after Joseph, son of Jacob, consists of the Tribe of Ephraim and the Tribe of Manasseh.
Saint Joseph of Nazareth is a figure from the New Testament prominent in Christianity, who was husband of Mary and thus step-father of Jesus
Joseph of Arimathea, from the New Testament, acquired the body of Jesus from Pontius Pilate
Joseph of Volokolamsk was a prominent Russian religious leader and political ideologist of the 15th and early 16th century, a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church
Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church)
Joseph is the sixth son of the patriarch Lehi in the Book of Mormon

Joseph Guarneri, the only violin maker to rival Antonio Stradivari in reputation, and whose instruments are sometimes referred to as Josephs, especially in older publications, to distinguish them from instruments produced by other members of the Guarneri family.

See Joseph (surname)

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