Hidden Heroes: Asenath, Matriarch in the Faith
by David Chadwick
Hidden heroes are threaded throughout the Bible. Good guys and bad guys that God uses to accomplish his purposes in the world. It's one of the things that I love most about the Lord. He is able to take even the worst of situations and use them for good (Romans 8:28).
Asenath. Our hidden hero for today.
She is Joseph's wife, the daughter of the Egyptian priest Potiphera. She is also the mother of Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. She is only mentioned three times in the Bible (Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, and Genesis 46:20).
Though an Egyptian, who was brought up in a…
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