Asenath

15 Dec

Ephraim: The Half African Son of Joseph

Black History In The Bible0 CommentsThe ShemitesAsenath, Ephraim, Joseph

[table id=6 /] [table id=1 /] When Joseph was enslaved in Egypt, he eventually rose to power and married an Egyptian woman named Asenath. Two children resulted from this marriage and they were Ephraim and Manasseh. "And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction." - 41:52 During the blessing ceremony, Joseph places them before Jacob, and Jacob adopts both boys as his own children, thus making them "tribes" of Israel. "And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the…

13 Dec

Asenath: Joseph’s Egyptian Wife

Black History In The Bible4 CommentsThe HamitesAsenath, Joseph's Wife, The Wife of Joseph, Was Asenath Egyptian?, What Was Joseph's Wife's Name?, Who Did Joseph Marry?, Who Is Asenath In The Bible?, Who Was Ephraim's Mom?, Who Was Ephraim's Mother?, Who Was Joseph's Wife?, Who Was Manasseh's Mom?, Who Was Manasseh's Mother?, Who Was The Wife of Joseph?

[table id=6 /] [table id=1 /] The Bible doesn't have much to say about Asenath, but in the three verses in which she is mentioned by name, we learn a few things. She was married to Joseph (Genesis 41:45) Her father was Potipherah, Priest of On (Genesis 41:50) Her sons were Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 46:20) Her sons Ephraim and Manasseh would eventually be adopted by Jacob and receive the birthright. [table id=2 /] [table id=10 /] [table id=7 /]