Joseph’s wife was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest in the city of On. Before the first year of hunger came, Joseph and Asenath had two sons.
Pharaoh gave Joseph another name, Zaphenath Paneah. [238] Pharaoh also gave Joseph a wife named Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, a priest in the city of On. So Joseph became the governor over the whole country of Egypt.
The first son was named Manasseh. [239] Joseph named him this because Joseph said, “God made me forget all of the troubles I have had, and everything about my home.”
And now you have two sons. These two sons were born here in the country of Egypt before I came. Your two sons Ephraim and Manasseh will be like my own sons. They will be the same as Reuben and Simeon to me.