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Yosef and the Sale

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According to the Ari (Rav Yitzchok Luria), Yosef himself caused his brothers to sell him, and everything that happened to him as a result. By publicizing his dreams of rulership and speaking lashon hara about his brothers, Yosef brought all of his misfortune upon himself.

Source: Sha’ar HaGilgulim, Hakdamah 31

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