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Asenath

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Asenath , in the Bible, Poti-phera's daughter, the Egyptian wife of Joseph, mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. Her betrothal to Joseph and conversion to Judaism are the subject of Joseph and Asenath, one of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha .

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Asenath

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Asenath ♀ Biblical name, borne by Joseph's Egyptian wife (Genesis 41:45), who became the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. The name is said to have meant ‘she belongs to her father’ in Ancient Egyptian.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Asenath." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Asenath." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Asenath.html

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Asenath

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Asenath. Daughter of the Egyptian high priest of On and wife of Joseph. Her two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, were the patriarchs of their eponymous tribes.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Asenath." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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