• Gen 37:28 — Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
• Gen 50:20 — But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

5 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

5 passages from 4 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Commentary on Genesis · 2 passages
• Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) · 1 passage
• Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage
• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage