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).
Asenath
Joseph is made ruler in Egypt, and Pharaoh gives him a new name and a wife. Her name is Asenath, “the daughter of Potipherah priest of On.” The verses are brief. She bears him two sons before the famine years come, and later the sons are named as Manasseh and Ephraim, born to Joseph in Egypt. Nothing is said of her thoughts or her upbringing. Even so, she stands at the root of two of Israel’s tribes, which gives her a quiet importance in the story. Genesis 41 tells how she came into Joseph’s life, and Genesis 48 shows Jacob blessing the boys.
3 verses
Genesis
Genesis 41:45
And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:50
And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
Genesis 46:20
And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Matthew George Easton, 1897
From Smith's Bible Dictionary
William Smith, 1884
(worshipper of Neith), daughter of Potipherah, priest, or possibly prince, of On [POTIPHERAH, OR POTIPHERAH], wife of Joseph, (Genesis 41:45) and mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. (Genesis 41:50; 46:20) (B.C. 1715.)