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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

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POTIPHERA

Priest of On whose daughter, Asenath, was given to Joseph as his wife by Pharaoh (Gn 41:45, 50 OET GEN 41:45 · OET GEN 41:50; 46:20). On (or Heliopolis) was the center of the sun-god cult, and Potiphera was likely a high-ranking priest in the cult. His name, which means “he whom Re [the son god] has given,” does not appear in Egyptian records until the tenth century BC, a fact employed by those who prefer a late date for the book of Genesis. Yet the name is known from the 15th century (the time of Moses), and its full form may be a modernization of a name common in Joseph’s era (20th century BC).

Show passage in OET: GEN 41:45; GEN 41:50

OET-RV GEN 41:45

45 Then Par’oh gave him the Mitsri (Egyptian) name ‘Tsofnat-Pa’neah’ (which means ‘the one who reveals secrets’), and he presented him with Esenat, the daughter of Poti-Fera the priest of On, as a wife. And Yosef travelled throughout the land of Mitsrayim.

OET-RV GEN 41:50

50 Before the years of the famine came, Yosef had two sons that Esenat (the daughter of Poti-Fera, the priest of On) gave birth to.

OET-LV GEN 41:45

45 And_ Parˊoh _he/it_called the_name_of Yōşēf Zaphenath- Paneah and_he_gave to_him/it DOM ʼEşənat the_daughter_of Poti- phera the_priest_of On to/for_(a)_woman and_ Yōşēf _he/it_went_out over the_land_of Miʦrayim.

OET-LV GEN 41:50

50 And_to_Yōşēf two_of sons it_was_born before_before the_year_of (the)_famine it_came whom she_bore for_him/it ʼEşənat the_daughter_of Poti- phera the_priest_of On.
Show passage in OET: GEN 46:20

OET-RV GEN 46:20

20 Yosef’s sons Menasheh (Manasseh) and Efrayim (Ephraim) were born in Mitsrayim (Egypt). Esenat, the daughter of Poti-Fera the priest of On, gave birth to them for Yosef.

OET-LV GEN 46:20

20 And_he/it_was_born to_Yōşēf in_land of_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) those_whom she_bore for_him/it ʼEşənat the_daughter_of Poti- phera the_priest_of On DOM Mənashsheh and_DOM ʼEfrayim.

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See also Egypt, Egyptian; Joseph #1.