Manasseh
Hebrew originManasseh is Joseph's firstborn son by Asenath in Genesis 41; Joseph names him for God's gift of forgetting past hardships and his father's house.
- Meaning
- God has made me completely forget
- Occupation
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- First mention
- Genesis 41:51
Family
Parents
Joseph
Joseph is Jacob and Rachel's firstborn son; sold to Egypt in Genesis 37, made go…
Asenath
Asenath is the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On; Pharaoh gives her to Joseph …
Siblings
Scripture references
- Genesis 41:51
Joseph named the first-born Manasseh, 'Because', he said, 'God has made me completely forget my hardships and my father's House.'