Prophet Jacob guides the Israelites to pray to the One and Only God. God annunciates to him about the next prophet, who will be from his own generation. One night, his son, Joseph, dreams about the sun, the moon and eleven stars which kneel in front of him. He tells Jacob, who advises him not to tell his brothers about the dream. Prophet Joseph is dear to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. For centuries, the story of his life has been told over and over in many different ways and in many different languages. This is the Iranian version of a very beloved story.
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00:01She has borne the snide remarks of the women of Harren for just as many years.
00:09They have called her many things. Infertile, barren and sterile.
00:16Forgive me, High Priest. I have plans for Jacob and his family tonight.
00:35Please leave me.
00:38May God curse Jacob and his family. Jacob's infidelity will not go unpunished. He must be punished.
00:56O great Ishtar, pour the flames of your wrath on Jacob and his family.
01:03Rachel, as well as her infant, must perish this very night.
01:15Despite everything, I'm not worried about Rachel and the baby.
01:21But I fear that their death would cause the rejoicing of the heads of the temple and the idolaters.
01:27I fear the efforts I've made over the years to annihilate idolatry will be in vain.
01:33Do something. Save my wife and baby. Saving them will enlighten the people of Harren.
01:43Saving them would mean the defeat of Ishtar's temple and turn the people from polytheism.
01:50My Lord, help me. Help me, Lord. Help me.
02:20Help me, Lord.
02:50Help me, Lord.
03:20Where does the light come from in the middle of the night?
03:51Rachel is conscious.
04:02It's started again.
04:06I can't believe it.
04:10I can't believe it.
04:14It's started again.
04:21Rachel?
04:35Do you think it's going to rain?
04:38I think the sky is wanting to cry for Rachel.
04:43This is a sign of the God's rage.
04:49The thunder of God's rage will strike.
04:54Jacob and his family will be punished.
05:00O great Ishtar, defend God's sanctity.
05:06Pour the flames of your wrath onto Jacob and his family.
05:13Amen.
05:43Rachel's baby has been born healthy.
05:50What about the curse of Ishtar and Esther's sorcery?
06:13O great Ishtar, let the people of Haran see your great power and Esther's sorcery.
06:22O great Ishtar, please us.
06:26Let your friends see the humiliation of Jacob's God punish the infidel.
06:43No!
07:13Rachel!
07:16No!
07:40Greetings to the prophet of God.
07:42Greetings to the prophet of God.
07:44May God's greeting be upon you all.
07:47Congratulations.
07:49Congratulations.
08:03I thank God for his blessings
08:06and ask him to grant you and our baby good health.
08:12We waited for you for eleven years.
08:15What took you so long?
08:18You don't ask if it's a boy or a girl.
08:23Is Joseph the name of a boy or a girl?
08:27How did you know?
08:29Who told you it was a boy?
08:33It was the one who gave me the good tidings an hour ago.
08:42My son, the rain is a blessing brought by your birth.
08:47Welcome.
08:57Rachel and her baby are healthy.
09:00We don't care.
09:02Look at this rain.
09:04There'll be no more rain.
09:07We don't care.
09:09Look at this rain.
09:11There'll be no more famine in Haran.
09:14Don't you understand?
09:16It began to rain when Jacob and Rachel's baby was born.
09:33Are Rachel and the baby really healthy?
09:36What an auspicious baby.
09:50People, what are you waiting for?
09:53Sacrifice a sheep, a camel.
09:58Adorn Haran.
10:01For this, we must thank Jacob's God.
10:06Today marks the beginning of my daughter's new life.
10:11And the end of famine in Haran.
10:24What's that? What's that?
10:27What's that?
10:36What's that?
10:53Look at Ishtar's temple. It is on fire.
10:57Ishtar's temple?
11:02It's on the temple.
11:04Valencia, it's the temple. Ishtar's temple is on fire.
11:08What did you say?
11:10Ishtar's temple is on fire.
11:27What happened?
11:30Come with me.
11:34Let's go.
11:36Let's go.
12:02The temple is on fire.
12:06Ishtar, the temple is on fire.
12:26The rain should be putting out the fire.
12:29Why is it not working on the shovel?
12:32It's green.
12:35Bring water.
12:39Bring more water.
13:03Where is Esther?
13:05The sorceress.
13:07She has died in the plains.
13:09We were unable to save her.
13:11Did she burn to death?
13:13Yes.
13:15The sorceress burned in the fire.
13:20Their stuff is burned as well.
13:22Can't we do anything for her?
13:24Can a fire burn a temple sorceress?
13:26Of course it can. She's not a goddess.
13:28She burns as well.
13:30That was the mighty Ishtar goddess?
13:33She burned with the priests. They couldn't save themselves.
13:36She said Rachel and her baby would die.
13:40Andalou, she has died instead.
13:46Excellency, where are you going?
13:52I'm going to convert to Jacob's God.
14:01You claim Jacob was the cause of the misery of the people of Haran.
14:06And yet Jacob's baby has brought us blessing and rain.
14:12Let's go.
14:16Where are you going?
14:18Stay!
14:20Stay and defend the religion of your forefathers.
14:24Where are you all going?
14:26Where are you going?
14:28Where are you going?
14:30Where are you going?
14:33But Ishtar's temple is burning.
14:38Ishtar will burn too.
14:41The high priest will burn as well.
14:44Come back! Where are you going?
14:50Stay and put out the fire in the temple.
14:54Say, Ishtar, put out the fire!
14:58Stay! Put out the fire!
15:23Ishtar!
15:53Ishtar!
16:23The blessing has seemingly purified these people's body and souls as well.
16:28The auspicious birth of your baby brought rain to Haran.
16:32Will you show us the baby?