Potiphar
Potiphar or Potifar (/ˈpɒtᵻfər/) is a person known only from the Book of Genesis's account of Joseph. Potiphar is said to be the captain of the palace guard and is referred to without name in the Quran. Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers, is taken to Egypt where he is sold to Potiphar as a household slave. Potiphar makes Joseph the head of his household, but Potiphar's wife, who is not named in the Bible or in Christian tradition, is furious at Joseph for resisting her attempts to seduce him, and falsely accuses him of attempted rape. Potiphar casts Joseph into prison, from where he later comes to the notice of Pharaoh through his ability to interpret the dreams of other prisoners.
After Joseph's interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams and his subsequent appointment as overlord of Egypt, Joseph (renamed Zaphnath-Paaneah) married Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. Poti-Pherah may have been the same person as Potiphar, in which case Joseph would likely have been married to the daughter of the woman responsible for his false imprisonment.
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Potiphar
by: Joseph(Narrator)
Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains and sold
Where he was bought by a captain named Potiphar
(Narrator & MM)
Potiphar had very few cares
He was one of Egypt's millionaires
Having made a fortune buying shares in
(Potiphar)
Pyramids
(Narrator & MM)
Potiphar had made a huge pile
Owned a large percentage of the Nile
(Potiphar)
Meant that I could really live in style
(Narrator & MM)
And he did
(Narrator)
Joseph was an unimportant
Slave who found he liked his master
Consequently worked much harder
Even with devotion
Poitphar could see that Joseph
Was a cut above the average
Made him leader of his household
Maximum promotion
(Narrator & MM)
Potiphar was cool and so fine
(Potiphar)
But my wife would never toe the line
(Narrator & MM)
It's all there in chapter thirty-nine
Of Genesis
She was beautiful but
(Potiphar)
Evil
(Narrator & MM)
Saw a lot of men against his will
He would have to tell her that she still
Was his
(Narrator)
Joseph's looks and handsome figure
Had attracted her attention
Every morning she would beckon
(Mrs. Potiphar)
Come and lie with me, love
(Narrator)
Joseph wanted to resist her
'Till one day she proved too eager
Joseph cried in vain
(Joseph)
Please stop
I don't believe in free love
(Narrator)
Potiphar was counting sheckels
In his den below the bedroom
When he heard a mighty rumpus
Clattering above him
Suddenly he knew his riches
Couldn't buy him what he wanted
Gold would never make him happy
If she didn't love him
(Narrator, Ensemble & Children)
Letting out a mighty roar
Potiphar burst through the door
(Potiphar)
Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail
The things you have done are beyond the pale
(Narrator, Ensemble & Children)
Poor, poor Joseph, locked up in a cell
Things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell
Poor, poor Joseph, locked up in a cell