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Asenath
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
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).
Scripture references
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.)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
AS'ENATH (favorite of Neith or Isis-Neith) (Neith is the Minerva of Egypt), Joseph's wife, the daughter of Poti-pherah, priest of On or Heliopolis, the religious and literary capital of ancient Egypt, a few miles north of Cairo. Gen 41:45; Gen 46:20.
Scripture references
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
peril; misfortune
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
AS'ENATH (favorite of Neith or Isis-Neith) (Neith is the Minerva of Egypt), Joseph's wife, the daughter of Poti-pherah, priest of On or Heliopolis, the religious and literary capital of ancient Egypt, a few miles north of Cairo. Gen 41:45; Gen 46:20.