Genesis 46:20

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To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Canaan was Jacob’s promised homeland, while Egypt became the place where Joseph’s sons Manasseh and Ephraim were born; Heliopolis (On) was their mother Asenath’s priest

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Genesis 46:20 mentions Canaan, Egypt, Goshen, Heliopolis and Paddan-aram.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

Photo of Heliopolis — Heliopolis · Neithsabes