Asenath

American

[as-uh-nath] / ˈæs əˌnæθ /

Douay Bible, Aseneth

noun

(in the Bible) the wife of Joseph and the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.

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He leaves behind the parents, his widow, Asenath Rotich, and two children.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

Kiptum’s wife, Asenath Cheruiyot, said they were to travel together to Rotterdam in April, where Kiptum hoped to finish the race in less than two hours.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Benjamin Bluman and Asenath Steiman were foreign nationals living legally and temporarily in the United States.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2018

Stanley Carleton Gault was born in Wooster on Jan. 6, 1926, to Clyde and Asenath Gault.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2016

"God keep thee," replied Asenath, "for thou art blessed of God most high."

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

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