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Book of Genesis

V. 43.- Abrech is in all likelihood a Hebrew, or at least a Semitic word, which was taken over by, and became current in the Egyptian language. Jt possibly means literally, "bend the knee". V.

45.

Poti-phcra,

Egyptian various

As

was

said

as

well

as

The meaning

names.

interpretations

have

probably

means.

who

phera means "he

are

Poti-phera

offices.

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the

of

by

is

and

common. uncertain;

Egyptian

scholars.

Heliopolis

Potigoddess Xcith" Potiphar is probAccording to the story Potiphar to

the

different

men,

since

of

their

names

similarity

.Iscnath,

and even

belongs to the sun-god Ra"

were two

However

proposed

Site

ably an abbre-iation of Poti-phcra.

and

good,

all

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of

been

The Modern .Isenath

Zaphcnath-t^anca^l,

l;efore,

Potifhar,





they led

held the

different

rabbis

to

confuse them, and to tell that Asenath was the daughter of Potiphar and his wife, who tempted Joseph, and that she was given by God

Joseph as the reward for his virtue. This verse, coupled with XXX VH. 2. implies V. 46. this time Joseph had been in b'gynt for thirteen years.

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