Lux Domini
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

Study Helps

Interpretation

When Satan has taught men to commit one sin, he teaches them to try to conceal it with another; to hide theft and murder, with lying and false oaths: but he that covers his sin shall not prosper long.

Glossary

Egypt Place
The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
Potiphar Person
Dedicated to Ra; i. e., to the sun-god, the Egyptian to whom the Ishmaelites sold Joseph ( Gen. 39:1 ). He was “captain of the guard”, i. e.