Genesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Cross-references
Genesis 37:4 details the brothers' hatred due to Jacob's favoritism — the root of the jealousy mentioned here.
Genesis 37:19 shows the brothers mocking Joseph as 'the dreamer' — the direct expression of their jealousy over his dreams.
In Genesis 26:14, the Philistines envy Isaac's prosperity. The same jealousy motif drives Joseph's brothers here — envy of God's favor on the blessed one.
In Daniel 7:28, Daniel similarly keeps a divine revelation in his heart — mirroring Jacob pondering Joseph's dreams.
In Matthew 27:18, envy motivated the handing over of Jesus, paralleling the jealousy against Joseph.
In Mark 15:10, envy drove the chief priests to hand over Jesus, similar to the jealousy against Joseph.
Luke 2:19 describes Mary treasuring and pondering the words about Jesus — just as Jacob kept Joseph's dreams in his heart.
Luke 2:51 repeats Mary's treasuring — like Jacob, she keeps significant events in her heart.
In Acts 7:9, Stephen explicitly cites the jealousy of Joseph's brothers as leading to his sale.
Proverbs 27:4 warns that jealousy is overwhelming, directly echoing the brothers' destructive envy toward Joseph.
Mark 12:6's beloved son sent to wicked tenants prefigures Joseph, the beloved son sent to his jealous brothers.
1 Corinthians 13:4 states love does not envy, contrasting the brothers' jealousy with godly love.
1 Samuel 17:28 shows Eliab's jealous anger toward David — like Joseph's brothers, an older brother resents a younger one.
Proverbs 18:19 describes the hardness of a brother offended — illustrating the deep rift caused by the brothers' jealousy.