“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.”
Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt. The Egyptian name and the priestly wife are Pharaoh's gifts that integrate Joseph into Egyptian society. The application: the person who is used by God in a foreign culture is given the cultural markers that allow them to function effectively within it.
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