Concept:Joseph’s brothers hated him because their father, Jacob, openly showed greater love for Joseph than for them.
Explanation:In Genesis 37, Jacob loved Joseph more than all his other sons because Joseph was born in his old age. Jacob gave Joseph a special robe of many colours, which made his brothers envious. When his brothers saw this favouritism, they hated him and could not speak to him peaceably (Genesis 37:3–4).
Later, Joseph’s dreams increased their hatred, but the root cause of their hatred was Jacob’s extra love for Joseph. Therefore, the hatred was not chiefly because Joseph carried a bad report or because he shepherded alone, but because of the father’s partiality.
Answer:C. Jacob had more love for Joseph