**Yosef** was born on the 27th of Tammuz [(Seder HaDorot). The Bachya writes the 2nd of Tammuz, Year 2199 of creation, and similarly in Sefer HaYashar. He died at 110 years old, 71 years after their descent to Egypt, so he died in Year 2309. He died before all the tribes and was born according to this in Year 2199, 91 years after Yaakov.

Similarly the Rabbeinu Avraham Ibn Ezra, section Vayeshev, and Rashi, Parashat Vayishlach, Parashat "Vayigash Yitzchak," for when Yaakov stood before...

**Shoham** [was given to Yosef. Its property is to give favor, and one who wears it will succeed and his words will be heard (Bachya). It is called "onkil" (Maggid). In Targum Sheni, Yosef was engraved on "mariva." It is called in Arabic "al-balor" (Machberet).]

**Yosef** [is hinted at in Keter (crown). His reincarnations, see Year 2245 [also Year 2217]].

**In Midrash Rabbah** [Parashat Nasso, all the tribes and Dinah except for Binyamin were born in seven years. Similarly in Pirkei d'Rabbi Eliezer, chapter 37, and "in seven years Leah bore her children." The Bachya writes: Why did Scripture mention regarding all of them "and she conceived and bore," to teach about the pressure of the matter and the proximity of birth to conception, for they gave birth about every seven months, as they were born about...

**At that time** [(meaning after Yosef was born)] Rivkah sent from the land of Canaan Devorah daughter of Utz, her wet-nurse, and two men from Yitzchak's servants to Yaakov in Haran, that he should return to his father's house. At that time the last seven years were completed, and Yaakov said to Lavan, "Give me my wives and I will go to my land, as my mother sent for me," etc. and...