Manasseh | |
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![]() Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh by Antonio María Esquivel | |
Righteous | |
Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 3 November 19 December |
Manasseh (/məˈnæsə/) or Menashe (Hebrew: מְנַשֶּׁה, Modern: Mənašše, Tiberian: Mănašše)[1] was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Joseph and Asenath (Genesis 41:50–52). Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom the Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On (Genesis 41:50–52). Manasseh was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan (Genesis 48:5).