He was extremely handsome and was dearly loved by his father.

He was extremely handsome and was dearly loved by his father. His brothers were jealous of him and they always looked for an excuse to get him away from their father. Finally they took him away at the pretext of hunting and threw him in a well. Ya'qub cried so much at the separation of his beloved son that he lost his eye sight. As will be seen in the narrative on the life of Yusuf, Allah rescued Yusuf from the well and made him the king of Egypt.