'Pit' in the Bible

and Reuben saith unto them, 'Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,' -- in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.

and take him and cast him into the pit, and the pit is empty, there is no water in it.

And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.

And Reuben returneth unto the pit, and lo, Joseph is not in the pit, and he rendeth his garments,

for I was really stolen from the land of the Hebrews; and here also have I done nothing that they have put me in the pit.'

And Pharaoh sendeth and calleth Joseph, and they cause him to run out of the pit, and he shaveth, and changeth his garments, and cometh in unto Pharaoh.