Joseph is a descendant of David and is a carpenter by trade. Joseph was betrothed Mary (as we learned about a few days ago) and when Joseph heard Mary was pregnant he was going to quietly divorce her. It seems rude that Joseph would divorce Mary because she was pregnant, huh? The thing is he did it because he cared, he was "unwilling to put her to shame" (Matthew 1:19). Joseph cared so much for Mary that he would divorce her so that people wouldn't accuse her of adultery and put her to shame.
Joseph also had at least four other sons and at least two daughters. Since Joseph isn't mentioned in the incident related in Matthew 12:46, it is likely that he died before Jesus began his ministry.
Bottom line is that Joseph was a "just man" who really cared for his family.
-Julia-
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