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Revision as of 22:46, 18 September 2006 by Therealmikelvee (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Asenath (אָסְנַת, Standard Hebrew Asənat, Tiberian Hebrew ʼĀsənạṯ): from the Egyptian "holy to Anath" according to modern scholarship. Her name may be phonetically transliterated from the New Kingdom Egyptian hieroglyphs as Ns-Nt, but according to other scholars, it is transliterated from Iw-s-nut, meaning "Belonging (or holy) to Nut" or Ns-Nt meaning the same.
She is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, as an Egyptian woman, the daughter of Poti-pherah the priest of On, whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph son of Jacob to be his wife. She bore Joseph two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, who each became patriarchs of their own tribes of Israel.
According to the Jewish midrashim, Asenath is believed to be the daughter of Dinah from her relations with Shechem. Some believe that divine providence led her to adoption into Egypt and marriage to Joseph. This does not appear to be a widespread Abrahamic tradition.
According to the tale of Joseph and Aseneth she converted to Judaism prior to her marriage to Joseph.
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