Asenath Aseneth

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

(handmaid of Neith, the Egyptian goddess of wisdom) (Gen. 41:45, 50) — daughter of Poti-pherah, priest of On, given by Pharaoh in marriage to Joseph, mother of Manasseh and Ephraim, who were adopted by the patriarch Jacob. According to Josephus, the patriarch Joseph married her at the age of thirty.

Scripture cited

Genesis 41:45

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