What is Coat of many colours?
[[File:Jacob blesses Joseph and gives him the coat.JPG|thumb|[[Jacob]] blesses Joseph and gives him the coat.]] The '''coat of many colours'''{{efn|Spelled '''coat of many colors''' in [[American English]]}} is the usual [[English language|English]] translation of the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] term ''ketonet passim'' (כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּים), an item of [[clothing]] given to [[Joseph (Hebrew Bible)|Joseph]], the son of [[Jacob]] in the [[Hebrew Bible]]'s [[Book of Genesis]], as a symbol of his [[love]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sicker |first1=Dr Martin |title=Reading the Pentateuch Politically; from Abraham to Moses |date=2022 |publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=978-1-6698-2768-9 |page=157 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zY9yEAAAQBAJ}}</ref> The traditional reading of this story is that Joseph's brothers became [[jealous]] of this coat, among other things, and therefore sold Joseph into [[slavery]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Reddie |first1=Anthony G. |title=Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity: 200 Years and No Apology |date=2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-17383-0 |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p0MHDAAAQBAJ}}</ref> == Related pages == * [[Esau]] == Notes == {{notelist}} == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Bible]]