What Does “Chief jailer” Mean in the Bible?
Office or title
The man in charge of a prison.
A detail
- In the Bible: the chief jailer put everything in Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with him.
Where it appears in the Bible
Genesis 39:21; Genesis 39:23; Genesis 40:4
What the Bible says
Genesis 39:21
But the Lord was with Joseph and having mercy upon him gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison:
Genesis 39:23
Neither did he himself know any thing, having committed all things to him: for the Lord was with him, and made all that he did to prosper.
Genesis 40:4
But the keeper of the prison delivered them to Joseph, and he served them. Some little time passed, and they were kept in custody.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “alcaide”