Bible Characters & Character Studies
Asenath
First appears at Genesis 41:45
First named in Scripture at Genesis 41:45 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
an Egyptian name, meaning “gift of the sun-God”, daughter of Potipherah, priest of On or Heliopolis, wife of Joseph (Genesis 41:45). She was the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim (50-52; 46:20).
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
