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Asenath

American  
[as-uh-nath] / ˈæs əˌnæθ /
Douay Bible, Aseneth

noun

  1. (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

When Asenath heard Joseph speak these words she was sore vexed, even unto tears; wherefore Joseph took pity upon her and blessed her, laying his hand upon her head.

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

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