Old Testament
Asenath
The Egyptian wife of Joseph and daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, who bore him two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Asenath was an Egyptian woman given to Joseph in marriage by Pharaoh as part of his elevation to second-in-command over Egypt. As the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim, she became a foundational figure in the lineage of two of the twelve tribes of Israel. Her marriage serves as a historical marker of Joseph's integration into Egyptian life while he maintained his identity as a servant of the God of his fathers.
In the text
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Genesis 41:45
- Last appears
- Genesis 46:20
Where Asenath appears
3 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Ephron10 versesA Hittite landowner who sold the cave of Machpelah to Abraham for the burial of Sarah.
- Mamre10 versesAn Amorite chieftain who was an ally of Abram and provided land for his encampment near Hebron.
- Laban45 versesThe brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel who became Jacob's father-in-law and employer.
- Leah32 versesThe eldest daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, who became the mother of six of Israel's twelve tribes.
- Rebekah30 versesThe wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, instrumental in fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.
- Hagar12 versesAn Egyptian handmaid to Sarah who bore Ishmael to Abraham and experienced God's provision in the wilderness.
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