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Abstract
We study the Biblical Jacob's and Joseph's lives to learn about the development of a father-son relationship that differs from previous models in the Bible, from Oedipus-Laius, from Christ-God. After recounting the developmental vicissitudes of both Jacob, the father and Joseph the son, we describe both similarities and significant differences in in their character structures. We also give evidence for Joseph developing an Ego Ideal structure, the first such described in the Bible. Finally, we present evidence that Joseph is also the first Biblical character to show evidence of successful mourning and the capacity to cry and suggest, following Blos, that these are related to Ego Ideal development.