Lux Domini

Biblical figure

Who was Asenath?

An Egyptian name, meaning “gift of the sun-god”, daughter of Potipherah, priest of On or Heliopolis, wife of Joseph...

First appears in Genesis 41:45 · 1 books · 2 chapters

Overview

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).

Asenath first appears in Genesis 41:45. In this repository’s biblical text, this figure is associated with 3 verse mentions across 1 book, most notably Genesis.

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

2 chapter s · 3 verse mentions