As a youth, Joseph was a dreamer and gifted in his ability to interpret dreams. He was clearly Jacob's favorite son. Out of anger and jealousy, his brothers threw him into a pit and sold him into slavery in Egypt. 

Joseph rose to greatness in Egypt through his ability to interpret the Pharaoh's dreams. Pharaoh made Joseph viceroy. 

When famine drove the sons of Jacob, Joseph's brothers, to Egypt in search of food, they came before the Egyptian viceroy. Joseph tested his brothers to see if they would come to the rescue of his younger brother Benjamin. By coming to Benjamin's rescue, the brothers demonstrated to Joseph that they had repented for their deed to him. So, Joseph revealed his identity to them. 

Joseph invites his whole family to Egypt, and they settle in Goshen. While the story is the happy ending of the reunion of Jacob's family, it is also the bitter beginning of Jewish bondage in Egypt. 

Joseph is remembered for his endurance of suffering, loyalty to his masters and family, ability to forgive, morality, wisdom, and faith in God.