the position of prime minister sounds fantastic, but it's not at all. joseph fits remarkably well into what we know in egypt around 1500 b.c. >> there's evidence at that time of the egyptian empire, starting to weaken. when the pharaoh couldn't control every last corner of his vast empire. and a group of newcomers from the east was able to gain some power. >> that story, despite the miraculous elements probably is grounded in natural events. >> and what about that special gift of joseph's? that enraged his brothers so much and impressed the pharaoh? joseph attracted the attention of the pharaohs because of his talent in interpreting dreams. in fact he even interpreted the pharaoh's dreams. and just as they are today, dreams were incredibly important to ancient egyptians as well. and we know that because of the sphinx, between his paws is what's known as the dream stealer. it recounts a pharaoh's dream that he had a devine right to