An Egyptian name, meaning “gift of the sun-god”, daughter of Potipherah, priest of On or Heliopolis, wife of Joseph (Gen. 41:45). She was the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim (50-52; 46:20).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Asenath
Name meaning: peril; misfortune (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(worshipper of Neith), daughter of Potipherah, priest, or possibly prince, of On [Potipherah, Or Potipherah], wife of Joseph, (Genesis 41:45) and mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. (Genesis 41:50; 46:20) (B.C. 1715.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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