Asenath

Asenath was a high-born Egyptian woman who married Joseph, the son of Jacob. She was the mother of his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. There are two stories about how Asenath came to be Joseph's wife. One story says that she was an ethnic Egyptian woman who converted to Judaism in order to marry Joseph. The other story says that she was actually the daughter of Dinah, Jacob's daughter, who was raped by Shechem. Jacob left Asenath on the wall of Egypt, where she was later found by Potiphar, an Egyptian official. Potiphar's wife raised Asenath as her own daughter, and she eventually married Joseph. Whichever story is true, Asenath was an important figure in the history of Israel. She was the mother of two of the twelve tribes of Israel, and she helped to bring about the reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers.