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Potipherah

According to the Hebrew Bible, Potiphera (, ) was a priest of the ancient Egyptian town of On, mentioned in the and . He was the father of Asenath, who was given to Joseph as his wife by the Pharaoh, () and who bore Joseph two sons: Manasseh and Ephraim.

His name means "he whom Ra has given".

Biblical source

Theories

It has been noted that Potipherah served as a priest in Ra's most important cult center. A Jewish legend makes him the same person as Potiphar, whose wife was in love with Joseph and whose false accusation got him thrown in prison.

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