Potipherah


According to the Hebrew Bible, Potiphera was a priest of the ancient Egyptian town of On, mentioned in the and. He was the father of Asenath, who was given to Joseph as his wife by the Pharaoh, and who bore Joseph two sons: Manasseh and Ephraim.
His name means "he whom Ra has given".

Biblical source

Theories

It has been noted that Potipherah served as a priest in Ra's most important cult center. A Jewish legend makes him the same person as Potiphar, whose wife was in love with Joseph and whose false accusation got him thrown in prison.