Joseph's coat of colours

[dbdsmith]

Is there a legend or myth telling of what happened to Joseph's coat of many colours after it was given to his father Jacob with blood on it?

[RevShirls]

I'm not sure about any legend as such but I do know that some churches over the years have claimed to have part of the hem of the coat in their church relics collection. I would maybe take this with a pinch of salt. I also read once that some celts believe that the coat ended up with celtic people and that is where tartan originates. I haven't heard anything so far that sounds remotely convincing.

[Oneeyedvic]

I beleive that if yo uread The Bible, it is just referred to as a coat - no mention of many colours.

[RevShirls]

Oneeyedvic, I just noticed your answer here. It depends on the version of the Bible. Most versions have coat of (many) colours, but a few versions such as the New American Translation and the New Revised Transation have transated the Hebrew word "pac" to mean "with sleeves". The problem is with the Hebrew word "pac". Scholars are divided as to whether it means "multicoloured" or ""with sleeves".

You can explore it further here:

http://www.blueletterbible.org/tmp_dir/c/1108722473-2009.html#3