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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 ...
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 .
Jul 27, 2022 · Aseneth, daughter of the Egyptian priest Potiphera, becomes the wife of Joseph and mother of Ephraim and Manasseh. This 13th-century mosaic from the Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy, shows Aseneth after having given birth to Ephraim. A midwife presents the baby to Joseph, while Aseneth and Manasseh look on. Photo: Public domain.
Dec 15, 2021 · Asenath is known for being Joseph’s wife and bearing Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph’s two sons. Who Is Asenath in the Bible? Asenath was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On (or Heliopolis), and her Egyptian name means gift of the sun god. The Hitchcock Dictionary of Bible Names, however, says her name means peril, or misfortune.
ASENATH, mysterious wife of Joseph of Egypt. The Egyptian Asenath & Joseph – the story. The Eye of Horus – an Egyptian symbol of protection against evil. Asenath’s story has three parts: Joseph escapes his prison sentence. Wrongly convicted of a crime he did not commit, Joseph lies rotting in prison.
Dec 1, 2021 · A text from Hellenistic Egypt (ca. 100 B.C.E. to 100 C.E.) tells a romantic story of Joseph and Asenath’s courtship. Initially, Asenath rejects Joseph, but then falls in love with him, only to have Joseph reject her because she is a daugher of an Egyptian priest.
Jun 23, 2021 · The minor character Asenath, mentioned in the Bible as Joseph’s wife and mother of Manasseh and Ephraim, became the heroine of an ancient Jewish novel written between 100 BCE to 200 CE, likely in Egypt.
Aug 23, 2022 · Asenath came from a culture that worshipped false gods. However, God used her to give birth to two future leaders of the tribes of Israel. It is unclear whether Asenath adopted the faith of her husband, Joseph, but the blessing of their marriage remains clear.
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.
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.
