Old Testament
Potiphera
The priest of On and father-in-law of Joseph, who gave his daughter Asenath to be Joseph's wife.
Potiphera was a high-ranking Egyptian priest in the city of On. His significance in the narrative stems from his role in Joseph's integration into Egyptian society, as Pharaoh arranged for Joseph to marry Potiphera's daughter, Asenath. Through this union, Potiphera became the maternal grandfather of Ephraim and Manasseh, the progenitors of two tribes of Israel.
In the text
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Genesis 41:45
- Last appears
- Genesis 46:20
Where Potiphera 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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