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As´uh-nath

The daughter of Potipherah, priest of On (Heliopolis) in Egypt. Pharaoh gave her in marriage to Joseph (Gen 41:45). Their two sons were Manasseh and Ephraim (Gen 41:50-52; Gen 46:20).

  • Powell, Mark Allan, ed. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Abridged Edition. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.

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