Genesis 41:45

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.

Cross-references

Genesis 41:50 Historical context

In Genesis 41:50, the same details of Asenath and Potiphera are repeated when Joseph's sons are born.

Genesis 46:20 Historical context

In Genesis 46:20, the same wife Asenath and her father Potiphera are named as the mother of Joseph's sons, confirming the family line.

Genesis 47:22 Historical context

Genesis 47:22 describes the privileged status of Egyptian priests during the famine, a class to which Joseph's father-in-law belonged.

Daniel 1:7 Parallel

Daniel 1:7 shows Babylonian officials renaming Daniel and his friends, paralleling Pharaoh renaming Joseph in Genesis 41:45.

2 Kings 23:34 records Pharaoh Necho renaming Eliakim to Jehoiakim, mirroring Pharaoh's renaming of Joseph to Zaphenath-paneah.