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Asenath (/ ˈ æ s ɪ n æ θ /, Hebrew: אָסְנַת, Modern: ʾŎsnát, Tiberian: ʾĀsnaṯ; Koine Greek: Ἀσενέθ, Asenéth) is a minor figure in the Book of Genesis. Asenath was a high-born, aristocratic Egyptian woman. She was the wife of Joseph and the mother of his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. There are two Rabbinic approaches to ...
Asenath was a high-born priest's daughter who married Joseph, a Hebrew prisoner turned Pharaoh's adviser. She had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, who became the ancestors of two Israelite tribes.
Jul 27, 2022 · Aseneth was the daughter of an Egyptian priest who converted to Joseph's faith and became the mother of Ephraim and Manasseh. Learn more about her story, character, and legacy in the Bible and later Jewish literature.
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Dec 15, 2021 · Asenath was an Egyptian priest's daughter who married Joseph, the second-in-command of Pharaoh, and gave birth to Manasseh and Ephraim. Learn about her name, background, obedience, and possible belief in God from the biblical text and rabbinic traditions.
Joseph’s wife, Asenath, was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest in the city of On. Before the first year of hunger came, Joseph and Asenath had two sons. Joseph named the first son Manasseh.
Joseph and Asenath is a narrative that dates from between 200 BCE and 200 CE. It concerns the Hebrew patriarch Joseph and his marriage to Asenath , expanding the fleeting mentions of their relationship in the Book of Genesis .
ASENATH ăs’ ə năth ( אָֽסְנַ֗ת ). Daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. The pharaoh gave her to Joseph as a wife, and she became the mother of Ephraim and Manasseh ( Gen 41:45, 50; 46:20 ). Jewish legends suggest that she renounced her heathen religion and became a worshiper of Jehovah when she married Joseph.
