not totally believe his wife. After all, he was the captain of the bodyguard and chief executioner. If he believed a slave had attempted to rape his wife, do you think he would simply have put him into prison? I think he would have killed him on the spot. Ancient Egypt was not exactly easy on crime. Instead of having him tortured or put to death, however, Potiphar had Joseph put “into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined.” Seems to me Potiphar was mainly angry at having lost