The biblical Joseph is in some respects the male counterpart of Ervehe.

Gertrude muses whether her new son will be like the biblical Joseph and deliver his family from their economic and emotional famine.

Other suggested origins are Persian (since the earliest surviving texts are in Persian) and Hebrew (a culture with similar tales, such as that of the biblical Joseph) .

Yossi is a Hebrew given name, usually a short and nickname for Yosef (biblical Joseph).

It is strung with multicolored drapes of old fabric, so it looks as if the biblical Joseph has strung his coat over it.

The project originated as a one-man project by Jozef Braekmans from Lier, Belgium, alias "Timbur-Helgi Hermannsson" meaning "carpenter-saint, son of Hermann", a reference to the biblical Joseph.

There is also a legendary tradition concerning a visit by the biblical Joseph of Arimathea to Cornwall, which in some forms, makes the claim that the boy Jesus accompanied him.

The biblical Joseph and his father, Jacob, wear flowing robes and hold-that-pose smiles in an 18th-century prayer book from Corfu.

Historical fact and local lore, however, connect the place to the biblical Joseph and his achievement of feeding Egypt during the seven lean years.

Although the Nile is visible only for portions of the trip, the train tracks follow a wide irrigation waterway, Bahr Yusuf, named for the biblical Joseph, who saved Egypt from famine.