Genesis 41:45 — He gave Joseph the Egyptian name Zaphenath Paneah. And he let him marry Asenath… — CEV | maBible

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45 He gave Joseph the Egyptian name Zaphenath Paneah. And he let him marry Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, a priest in the city of Heliopolis. Joseph traveled all over Egypt.

Passage themes

A new Egyptian name — And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-paaneah
Marriage into a priestly family — he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On

Notes and references

Heliopolis: The Hebrew text has “On,” which is better known by its Greek name “Heliopolis.”
traveled all over: Or “extended his authority over all.”

Did you know?

Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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