Asenath And The Golden Tablet That Changed Her Destiny
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There is virtually no information about Asenath in the Bible, but she was an important woman in ancient times. The story of Asenath is mentioned in the ancient manuscript Joseph and Aseneth. The text, written in Syriac, is a translation of an earlier Greek text, made around 550 CE by Moses of Ingila.
From this anthology, compiled around 570 C.E. by Zacharias of Mytilene (465 -536), a bishop and Christian historian, we get glimpses into the life of Asenath.
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