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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Asenath

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1456245Easton's Bible Dictionary — AsenathMatthew George Easton

Asenath 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).