''José do Egito'' (English: ''Joseph from Egypt'') is a Brazilian

miniseries In the United States, a miniseries or mini-series is a television show or series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Many miniseries can also be referred to, and shown, as a television film. " Limited series" is ...

produced and broadcast by

RecordTV Record (stylized in uppercase; ), formerly known as Rede Record and RecordTV, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In ...

. It premiered on January 30, 2013 and ended on October 9, 2013. It is based on the biblical account of the

Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek language, Greek ; ; ) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its incipit, first word, (In the beginning (phrase), 'In the beginning'). Genesis purpor ...

that deals with the patriarch

Joseph Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...

, son of

Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

Synopsis

The story begins with the birth of

around 1716 BC, in Haran, region of Mesopotamia, as a ‘miracle‘ son. He is the son of

Rachel Rachel () was a Bible, Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban (Bible), Laban. Her older siste ...

, a sterile woman and the most loved wife of

, who is already an old man when his son is born. Joseph soon becomes the favorite son, and eventually receives an ornamented tunic from Jacob, symbolizing he was chosen as his successor. Unaccepting of their father‘s decision and overcome by envy, the brothers decide to teach Joseph a lesson, throwing him into a deep well with no way out, and then sell their brother as a slave. Joseph is taken to

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

. The young Hebrew becomes the servant of Potiphar, commander of the Pharaoh Apepi‘s guard. Sati, the commander‘s wife, begins to feel a burning desire for Joseph, and does everything to conquer his heart, but fails: young man is in love with

Asenath Asenath (, ; Koine Greek: Ἀσενέθ, ''Asenéth'') is a minor figure in the Book of Genesis. Asenath was a high-born, aristocratic Egyptian woman. She was the wife of Joseph and the mother of his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. There are t ...

, daughter of an Egyptian priest Potipherah. Furious, she gets back at Joseph by lying and saying the Hebrew tried to rape her. Potiphar sends him to prison. Pharaoh Apepi begins to be tormented by strange nightmares and, when he finds out that Joseph has the gift to interpret dreams, he calls him to the royal palace. After hearing Apepi‘s dream, Joseph reveals that Egypt will enjoy seven years of bounty, which will then be replaced by long period of famine. Joseph also says it will be necessary to store enough food during the period of bounty to supply the people during the times of famine. When hunger arrives in Canaan, Jacob sends his sons in search of food in Egypt, because he learns it is the only place on earth with food. Upon arriving before the respected governor of Egypt, Jacob‘s sons do not recognize him as their brother under the Egyptian clothing. But Joseph recognizes them and he is forced to hide in order to cry, in deep pain, almost twenty years after the betrayal. Now, only Joseph can save the brothers who made him suffer so much in the past.

Cast

* Ângelo Paes Leme as

José José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

* Maytê Piragibe as Azenate * Carla Cabral as Bila *

Samara Felippo Samara Felippo Santana (born 6 October 1978) is a Brazilian actress. Early life Samara had originally trained to become a gymnast but decided to study drama in order to overcome her inhibitions. At age 17, she decided against taking competi ...

as Diná * Mylla Christie as Raquel * Caio Junqueira as Simeon * Eduardo Lago as Pentephres * Sandro Rocha as Seneb * Iran Malfitano as Hapu * Babi Xavier as Elisa * Gustavo Leão as

Benjamin Benjamin ( ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, and Jacob's twe ...

* Vitor Hugo as Judá * Marcela Barrozo as Diná (young) * Paulo Nigro as Siquém * Ricky Tavares as

(young) * Larissa Maciel as Sati * Camila Rodrigues as Tamar *

Guilherme Winter Guilherme Winter Nobrega de Almeida (born August 28, 1979), commonly known as Guilherme Winter, is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Moses in '' Os Dez Mandamentos''. Biography Before becoming an actor, he studied indu ...

as Rúben * Andréa Avancini as Zilpa * Felipe Cardoso as

Levi Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...

* Nanda Ziegler as Naamá * Thelmo Fernandes as Jetur * Juliana Boller as Mara * Bruno Padilha as Kedar * Henrique Ramiro as Onã * Rafael Sardão as Nekau * Caetano O'Maihlan as Gibar * Joelson Medeiros as Mitri * Henri Pagnoncelli as Hamor * Daniel Bouzas as Thot * João Vitor as Selá * Elder Gatelly as Ismael * Janaína Moura as Rebeca * Bia Braga as Mara (young) * Fernando Sampaio as Naftali * Eduardo Spinetti as Dã * Vasco Valentino as Gade * Eduardo Melo as

(young) * Binho Beltrão as Er * Edu Porto as Issacar * Wendell Duarte as Aser * Acacio Ferreira as Zebulom * Anna Rita Cerqueira as Azenate (young) * Eliete Cigarini as Grande Sacerdotisa * Maurício Ribeiro as Manassés

Production

Shooting includes scenes recorded in the

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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

and

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. For the scenery two cities were built representing Avaris, and

Hebron Hebron (; , or ; , ) is a Palestinian city in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Hebron is capital of the Hebron Governorate, the largest Governorates of Palestine, governorate in the West Bank. With a population of 201,063 in ...

Rating

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:José do Egito 2010s television miniseries RecordTV miniseries Portuguese-language television shows Television series based on the Bible 2013 Brazilian television series debuts 2013 Brazilian television series endings