And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
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Interpretation
In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph owned the Divine providence. He was made to forget his misery.
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This thought runs through Genesis 41:46-50.
Glossary
- Asenath Person
- 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).
- Heliopolis Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
- Potipherah Person
- A priest of On, whose daughter Asenath became Joseph’s wife ( Gen. 41:45 ).