Genesis 41:45

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“Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.”

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BSBPD

“Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath–paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Pharaoh calleth Joseph's name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and he giveth to him Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, for a wife, and Joseph goeth out over the land of Egypt.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 41:45 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
  2. Genesis 46:20Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
  3. Exodus 2:16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
  4. 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
  5. 2 Samuel 20:26and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
  6. Jeremiah 43:13He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”
  7. Ezekiel 30:17The young men of On and Pi-beseth will fall by the sword, and those cities will go into captivity.
  8. Daniel 1:7The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
  9. Luke 2:1Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
  10. Acts 11:28One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

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