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Sefer HaYashar

Egyptian Women, Captivated by Joseph’s Beauty, Cut Their Hands Slicing Citrons

Potiphar’s wife sets up her friends to learn about Joseph’s beauty for themselves, the hard way, in a story that appears in both rabbinic midrash and the Quran. Sefer HaYashar, a 16th century midrashic work, dramatizes this story in a way sympathetic to her character, even giving her the name Zuleikha, borrowed from Islamic sources.

Dr. Rabbi

Edwin C. Goldberg

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