Potiphar Personality Type, MBTI
What is the personality type of Potiphar? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Potiphar from Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and what is the personality traits.
ISTJ (1w9)
Potiphar personality type is ISTJ, type 7.
This is because the ISTJ personality type is the most likely to have been predisposed to the "pushy patriarch" role in the family if they were one, because of their serious and conscientious nature. They may have been the oldest child, the eldest son or daughter, or a sibling, and have been forced to take on this role early in life.
If this is the case, the ISTJ will have a two-year period of adjustment after their conversion, during which time they'll tend to be a bit more curmudgeonly and impatient with other people.
They're much more likely to be able to enjoy this adjustment period, and will find that they're at home with their new role much more quickly than they would have expected (and which would be typical for someone who had not been predisposed to such a difficult transition).
Most importantly, ISTJs simply tend to adapt to life and adapt well to any role they're required to fill. They'll adapt to their older brother's new role much more easily than they would their own (for instance) and they'll adapt to their younger brother's new role in much the same way.
Potiphar, also known by the title of Al-Aziz in Islam, is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. Potiphar is the shortened form of פוטיפרע "Potiphera" from Late Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ "he whom Ra has given." This is analogous to the name "Theodore"="God's gift" in the Western world. Potiphar is the captain of Pharaoh's guard who is said to have purchased Joseph as a slave and, impressed by his intelligence, makes him the master of his household. Unfortunately, Potiphar's wife, who was known for her infidelities, took a liking to Joseph, and attempted to seduce him. When Joseph refused her advances, and ran off, leaving his outer vestment in her hands, she retaliated by falsely accusing him of trying to rape her, and Potiphar had Joseph imprisoned. According to G.J. Wenham, execution was normal in rape cases, and so the story implies that Potiphar had doubts about his wife's accusations, but was still obligated to act on them.
