#joseph and asenath

[ladymarys-blog]

Joseph of Egypt's wife Asenath.

Game by: Doll Divine and Azalea Dolls.

[avaford2009]

I made an collage of DreamWorks Princesses! There's Princess Bala, Miriam, Tzipporah, Chel, Asenath, Fiona, Marina, Poppy and Amelia!

Here's an chronological order of DreamWorks Princesses: Princess Bala (Antz), Miriam (The Prince of Egypt), Tzipporah (The Prince of Egypt), Chel (The Road to El Dorado), Asenath (Joseph: King of Dreams), Fiona (Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek The Third, Shrek Forever After), Marina (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas), Poppy (Trolls, Trolls World Tour, Trolls Band Together), and Amelia (Princess Amelia and the Pied Piper).

[bijoumikhawal]

"The linchpin of Bohak’s suggestion to place J & A into an Oniad milieu and to date the work to the mid-2nd century BCE, is his interpretation of the puzzling so-called “Honeycomb Scene” (chaps. 14–17).²¹ This episode in the narrative actually enables Joseph to wed Aseneth, because the scene epitomizes Aseneth’s conversion and thus provides the literary turning point in the first part of the composition.²² The scene describes a visitation of an angelic figure during Aseneth’s fast in her room. He urges her to change her clothes from her mourning dress to a bridal gown so that she will be prepared to marry Joseph and shall thus be transformed into the “City of Refuge.”

Aseneth then, gratefully and well-mannered, invites the angel for dinner. He advises her to open up her storeroom, and when she does she finds there a mysterious honeycomb (instead of the dismal bread and wine meal initially offered by Aseneth), white as snow and filled with honey.²³ The angel urges Aseneth to eat from the honeycomb, for this angelic food will provide her with eternal life. After Aseneth tasted a piece from the honeycomb it miraculously restored itself. The angelic figure, however, touched the honeycomb once more with his fingers and suddenly funny-looking bees appear which are white, have purplish/scarlet/violet-like, gold-interwoven wings and wear golden diadems. The bees encircle Aseneth from head to toe and some of them build a second honeycomb (that is similar to the first honeycomb) on Aseneth’s mouth and lips. After having completed their work, the bees begin to eat the honeycomb they built on Aseneth’s mouth. Although the angel chases them away (back to heaven), we hear that there are also bees that seek to harm Aseneth; they fall dead on the floor. They are revived by the angel’s staff and return to heaven as well. Aseneth’s conversion is now completed and the whole episode concludes with the heavenly man stretching out his hand for a third time and producing a fire that consumes the (first) honeycomb. He subsequently blesses Aseneth and her virgin maids-women and, like Elijah, departs on a fiery chariot.²⁴

As Burchard notes, “the episode [of the bees, M. P.] has not yet been interpreted satisfactorily.”²⁵ Nonetheless, Bohak suggested interpreting the story in light of the history of the establishment of Onias’ Temple in the mid-2nd century BCE. As such, Bohak surmises that the second honeycomb built by the bees on Aseneth’s mouth is an allusion to the building of Onias’ Temple in Egypt, whilst the harmful bees, who sought to injure Aseneth, should best be identified with Onias’ opponents (perhaps the Jerusalemite priesthood).²⁶ Similarly, Aseneth’s new status as “City of Refuge,” a recurring epithet in the narrative,²⁷ illustrates the plight of the Oniads who fled to Heliopolis, which became their “City of Refuge,” a “New Jerusalem” bearing eschatological connotations.²⁸ Aseneth’s association with Heliopolis, for that matter, did not ebb away for centuries – most probably because of the reception of J & A in later Christian society. So, still towards the end of the 4th century CE (in 382 CE to be precise), there existed the tradition that Aseneth’s house was standing in Heliopolis.²⁹"

pages 299-300 of Priests in Exile by Meron M. Piotrkowski

[granonine]

Ephraim and the Half-Tribes of Manasseh

Joshua 16: 1-4. And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the…

[ultrachoppedpenguinbouquet]

Who was the priest of On

[tsuiioku]

𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖋𝖎𝖊𝖑𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖌𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖘 「𝔣𝔶𝔬𝔡𝔬𝔯 𝔡𝔬𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔢𝔳𝔰𝔨𝔶」 ༉‧₊˚

content. gn!reader. major spoilers (bsd s5 ep 11), language of flowers, grief/mourning, dissociation, major character death, multiple extended metaphors, biblical references, established relationships, hurt no comfort, heavy angst, i apologize for this in advance. not proofread. 1.2k+ words.

author's note. partially based on an old post. i have cried multiple times throughout writing this oneshot (which has been oddly therapeutic). i hope my fellow fyodor lovers are taking care of themselves this week.

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𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖙𝖊 𝖗𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖘 / waɪt ˈrəʊzɪz / ━━━ used to symbolize remembrance, love, and respect for the departed person, and a way of telling others that the departed has gone to heaven (Thursd).

A warmth burbled inside the hearth as swirled streams of flame billowed in gusts to then melt. Beams of amber shined against dusty glass frames splayed on a mantle, immortalized faces incandesced in the flickering shimmers of light. An older couple stood out against paled snow, hands resting against the shoulders of their budding son, whose eyes bore the most piercing of hues. Another sat beside it, captured from the same year. That same boy snuggled against the shoulder of another child as they both burrowed in the shade of a Linden tree, its branches unable to conceal the purity of their smiles as they relished in the company. Their frigid fingers intertwined as autumn turned to winter, heartened enough by each other's presence alone. Each photograph was a mere piece of a procumbent gallery; not an inch of the wooden surface remained uncovered as a story unfolded between each one.

However, a painting towered above them all.

Soft strokes blurred the resemblance of an anachronistic cathedral, walls sown with ancient tales of worship and devotion destined with promises of a life beyond living. But the centerpiece was them, a pair of blooming faces with those same intertwined fingers, eternally bound in the holiest of displays. Those piercing eyes, now delicate as the boy, who had grown into a man, looked upon his beloved with once-in-a-lifetime veneration.

The crackles of a record clicked into place as it spun endlessly on its track, humming a gentle melody into the comfortable ambiance, thawing the glacial remains of lonesome silence. (Name) nestled into their husband's office chair, fingers dancing across the worn surface of a letter. Fondness shone upon their face as they traced each smudged letter, allowing themself to be swallowed into leather. They flicked one of the papers with a resounding fwick, a glimmer in their eyes.

Nights ensnared in the confinements of a cell would only draw out yearning in the most desperate of men. But I will feel the touch of your enlightened hands in due time, моя милая. Like Joseph returned to Asenath, I will be home in time, as the Lord allows. Со всей моей любовью и душой, Федя

Yearning sighs escaped their lips, careful to place the letter back into an overstuffed box piled high with months of correspondence. They spread their hands against the arms of the chair, grasping onto the ledges as if holding onto another, head tilted back as tired eyes fluttered shut with a harmonical whistle in their throat, only to be interrupted by muffled knocks resonating from the front door.

The sequence was familiar — precise but shaken. Their eyes widened, breaking from the web of warmth as they rose from the chair. It was one of his subordinates; it had to be. Their feet pounded against rickety floorboards, the inanimate house bustling with life as they scrambled to mend their appearance. A heart pounded into the open air, swinging the door open, only to be met with the stars that forever drifted in the sky.

So gentle they were. So peaceful.

But it was not a person that they expected, instead immediately looking toward their feet with a knowing huff. And there it was, lying limp on the doormat — a bouquet of flowers.

These were unusual flowers, not unknown, but not the typical crimson salvias or milky corianders that usually arrived with each delivery. A frown deepened the insomnolent contour rooted in their eyelids as they bore their gaze into the menagerie of mismatched petals, enflamed anticipation glaciating into cool desolation. They lifted the bundle with utmost care, breeze twirling the ringlets of their hair as a forlorn omen. The door rocked back and forth as the wind went unnoticed, skin prickled as the heat of summer skies frosted over as they walked further into the house's silhouette.

Each flower was carefully plucked from its companions and spread in lonesome piles on the cold kitchen counter. Vibrant lilac shades of heliotropes blossomed, mementos of Tyrian eyes frozen in eternal devotion, softened only at their touch.

Paper scratched the soft skin of their palms, hands quick to toss out imperfections that sunk to the bottom of the wrap. One took a brilliant aquilegia, twirling it in their finger as violet speckles flaked into the air with each twist. The last they had seen these flowers was the eve of their engagement. Whispers of their resolute, intertwined paths were loosened from tight lips by a wine that had pried apart their own so intimately.

The blade of a knife sliced through solid air, a resonant haze efflorescent with each cut. They did not care to flinch as it slivered through their skin, silent as they beheld the vermillion that splattered the stem of a weeping hyacinth. These burdensome flowers danced in the eyes of Moscow passersby's sorrow, lining the trail toward an isolated mortuary rooted into the hill that overlooked their childhood home.

Each was placed carefully into a stiffened vase, crossed to shape a flawless display of rich purples and pinks. But even in the midst of such vibrancy, such life, one flower peeked underneath the rest, ghostly white petals acting as the centerpiece to this puzzle.

White roses.

Only once had they seen these flowers, often turned away with a constricted heart whenever their eyes merely glanced upon those petals. That same older couple, their faces immortalized not in bushels of homely flame but instead spectral through the flickers of a vigil. Those piercing eyes, the same that dared to carve into their very being, dulled in the gloom of despair, creased as sleep evaded the body and spirited abandoned the soul.

Perhaps it was for that reason he knew to prepare flowers; that no words could relieve the aching years bound to follow.

They loured upon the embodiment of their destination, life washed out by the emptiness that stood before them. Goosebumps scattered across the skin, an unforgiving frost rooted in place as their fingers twitched against wood. Then, the monotony snapped, the wound pulsing with pain as their body careened. Their eyes drifted from those retched flowers, falling upon a chair — his chair.

And they knew.

None would sit there. Not ever. The seat would remain forever occupied by the smoke of a spark snuffed out eternally, erased in only a few short moments of recollection. Cruel. The mind is but an uncaring machine, able to reach thoughts no human could bear.

And they trembled in the consequences of thought, far too conscious to move. Nails carved irate indentions into the table as knees buckled beneath them, body collapsing onto the cold wooden floor as deafened sobs excavated from their lungs. They clawed at their throat, unable to breathe as ignorance escaped them, paralyzed as if the reaper himself had mercifully struck his scythe down upon them.

A presence watched from beyond a now motionless door, snow-white tresses that shone against beams of moonlight, a man wincing at the guttural, broken screams of an empty heart that echoed from inside. The house was far too still now, far too large for only one soul to occupy. Unable to bear another moment of torment, he scraped the dirt from his uncovered palms, neglecting the tears that stained his cheeks as he fled from the home, now only a mausoleum of memories sitting within a field of grieving stars.

моя милая = my darling со всей моей любовью и душой = with all my love and soul федя = fedya

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[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Jacob’s Journey to Egypt

So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said.

“Here I am,” replied Jacob.

“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will surely bring you back. And Joseph’s own hands will close your eyes.”

Then Jacob departed from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and wives. They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt.

Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.

The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.

The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.

These are the sons of Jacob born to Zilpah—whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah—sixteen in all.

The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

These are the sons of Rachel born to Jacob—fourteen in all.

The son of Dan: Hushim.

The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.

These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons. And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy in all.

Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen, Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”

Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh: ‘My brothers and my father’s household from the land of Canaan have come to me. The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’

When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.” — Genesis 46 | The Reader’s Bible (BRB) The Reader’s Bible © 2020 by Bible Hub and Berean Readers Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Genesis 4:2; Genesis 12:2; Genesis 13:7-8; Genesis 15:1; Genesis 21:14; Genesis 25:20; Genesis 28:15; Genesis 29:29; Genesis 34:40; Genesis 35:23; Genesis 41:45; Genesis 43:30; Genesis 44:27; Genesis 45:10; Genesis 47:1; Genesis 47:2-3; Exodus 1:5; Exodus 6:14-15; Exodus 8:26; Numbers 1:38; Numbers 26:12; Numbers 26:15; Numbers 26:23; Numbers 26:26; Numbers 26:44; Numbers 26:48; Numbers 26:57; Joshua 24:4; 2 Samuel 20:1; Matthew 1:3; Luke 15:20; Acts 7:14-15

Genesis 46 Chapter Summary - Jacob's Journey to Egypt

[princesssarisa]

This is an aspect of this time-honored story that sometimes troubles me, and I know that different Biblical scholars as well as different lay people have very different views on it.

Note #1: Please don't reblog with answers that only relate to adaptations of the story. For example, "What he does is wrong, but his wife Asenath calls him out on it and urges him to forgive them." Not in the Bible she doesn't. No one calls him out in the original text.

Note #2: Christians are free to reblog and offer opinions – this is a Biblical subject after all – but please don't preach to me about Jesus. This story isn't about Jesus. It predates Jesus by many centuries. Besides, for the time being, I'm looking at it more from a character analysis perspective than a religious perspective.

Note #3: Please don't be antisemitic. The (arguable) moral grayness of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament heroes has nothing to do with either their Jewishness or the fact that they lived before Jesus.

[themuseumwithoutwalls]

MWW Artwork of the Day (1/6/25) Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (1656) Oil on canvas, 175.5 x 210.5 cm. Gemäldegalerie, Kassel

The subject is taken from the book of Genesis, chapter 48. The dying patriarch Jacob is shown blessing his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh. In Rembrandt's version Jacob blesses Ephraim but there is no sign of Joseph's questioning of his father - indeed he steadies his father's hand and the presence of Asenath is not mentioned in the Biblical account. She is mentioned only once in the Bible (Genesis chapter 41, verse 45) but Rembrandt makes her a major figure of great dignity, balancing the two men on the left. The prime focus of the painting is, however, on the tender gesture of the aged patriarch as he blesses Ephraim, and Joseph's outstretched hand and kind smile as he assists his father.

[walkwithgod07]

46 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.

2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:

7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.

8 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.

10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.

14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

15 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.

16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.

25 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.

26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;

27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten.

28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.

31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;

32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?

34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

[eminsunnytoons123]

Draw this in your style! (D.T.I.Y.S!)

I made an collage of DreamWorks Princesses! There's Princess Bala, Miriam, Tzipporah, Chel, Asenath, Fiona, Marina, Poppy and Amelia!

Here's an chronological order of DreamWorks Princesses: Princess Bala (Antz), Miriam (The Prince of Egypt), Tzipporah (The Prince of Egypt), Chel (The Road to El Dorado), Asenath (Joseph: King of Dreams), Fiona (Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek The Third, Shrek Forever After), Marina (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas), Poppy (Trolls, Trolls World Tour, Trolls Band Together), and Amelia (Princess Amelia and the Pied Piper).

Oh, I can do that tommorow since its night time in my country ^/////^

[almacambiondaughterofsaleos]

Hi I'm new here. I saw you answer a question about the movie Joseph King of dreams so I decided to ask one too. In the movie when Joseph's Egyptian wife asenath learns about his brothers selling him into slavery after confronting him for accusing the brothers when they come to buy food and arresting Simeon she tells him it was over now and he had everything he could want including her but when he denies he doesn't have everything she gets exasperated and wonders how long there'll be anger as if the conflict concerns her. I felt she was being pretentious and expecting Joseph to be over years of trauma as if it was the easiest thing in the world. Part of me also thinks one of the reasons she didn't want Joseph to take revenge against his brothers was because she felt she owed them her happiness as it was their sailing of Joseph that led to them meeting if that's true I wonder if she'd feel the same about the slave traders who bought Joseph without caring they were taking someone away from their family. Even when he does forgive them at the end her smile seems to be a mixture of exasperation and pride like "they have changed I told you so". I may be vilifying asenath because she seems nice but it just seems to me she came off as insensitive to Joseph's turmoil similar to Rachel whose song she reprised. It just seems like this movie gave Joseph her raw deal for the crime of being arrogant.

Yeah, one could see it that way.

[bijoumikhawal]

"We next turn our attention to a remarkable passage that comes in context of Aseneth’s confession of sin and prayer for acceptance. The passage reads as follows: For behold, the wild old lion persecutes me, because he is the father of the gods of the Egyptians, and his children are the gods of the idol maniacs. And I have come to hate them, because they are the lion’s children, and have thrown all of them from me and destroyed them. And the lion their father furiously persecutes me, but you Lord, rescue me from his hands, and from his mouth deliver me, lest he carry me off like a lion, and tear me up…(J & A 12:9–11). [...]

Based on an earlier observation by Philonenko,⁴⁵ Bohak has pointed out that the odd reference to the lion in Aseneth’s prayer, in fact, denotes the leonine manifestation of the Egyptian solar deity Atum-Re, who is referred to in some Egyptian texts as “the father of (all) the gods.” Moreover, Atum-Re is said to have begotten other gods of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis.⁴⁶ Thus, the reference to the lion also connects Aseneth’s prayer to Heliopolis. Bohak notes, in addition, that Re is renowned in Egyptian literature for ferociously punishing those who turn their backs on him, a reputation that matches Aseneth’s anxiety expressed in her prayer perfectly well.⁴⁷ Bohak rightfully notes that “the accurate reference to Re’s leonine manifestation, and the general tone of the passage as a whole, vividly demonstrate our author’s familiarity with at least some aspects of Egyptian (Heliopolitan) theology.”⁴⁸ [...]

Thus, Bohak’s interpretation of the lion, the father of the Egyptian gods, which he links to Heliopolis, dovetails with another pun on the toponym as well, namely that of Leontopolis. Based on his Oniad source, Josephus reports in Ant. 13.66–67 that Onias erected his temple on the site of a former Egyptian shrine, which he purged of all zoomorphic images and idols. In addition, Josephus (or rather his source) records that the Egyptian temple purged by Onias was the cultic site of “Bubastis-in-the-field,” an Egyptian feline deity (Bastet, Bast, Pasht) who is usually depicted as a lion-headed woman.⁵⁰ But not only that. For the sake of this discussion, it is intriguing to discern that according to ancient Egyptian mythology, Bastet was considered both the daughter and the consort of Atum-Re and was thus, as “the Eye of Ra who protects her father Ra,” a manifestation of the solar eye.⁵¹ In that way, also she can be linked to Heliopolis, the center of solar-worship. Moreover, while Bohak, in my opinion, is certainly correct in identifying “the lion, the father of the Egyptian gods” with Atum-Re, the fact that Bastet is his daughter, would thus account for the yet unexplained reference to the “lion’s children.”

Furthermore, G. Pinch has discovered that from Pyramid texts onwards, Bastet is associated with the double attribute of nurturing mother and terrifying avenger;⁵² the latter aspect corresponds with Bohak’s findings in case of Re. It is also worthwhile noting that myths of Bastet feature a distinct erotic aspect which bears similarity to the “love-story” in the first part of J & A. In an Egyptian composition of the late first Millennium BCE about a Prince called Setna, the prince encounters a beautiful girl named Taboubu, who happens to be the daughter of the priest of Bastet. Taboubu, then, agrees to meet Setna in the House of Bastet in Memphis, where the dramatic love-story further develops.

Thus, in the spirit of Bohak’s remark about knowledge of local Heliopolitan mythology on the part of J & A’s author, we can reinforce Bohak’s view by adding that Aseneth’s reference to the lion not only bears upon Heliopolis and Atum-Re in general, but also upon Bastet (and the mythology associated with her) and the site of Onias’ Temple (Onias’ foundation “Leontopolis”), in particular. As Bohak has noted, Aseneth’s conversion required the denunciation of idol-worship, in particular that of those gods, who had a local affiliation with Heliopolis (viz.Atum-Re and Bastet). Therefore, Aseneth’s denunciation of her idol-gods, in my view, echoes Onias’ purging of the temple-site as reported by Josephus in Ant. 13.66–67 and may thus be read as a historical allusion in the text referring to this event."

Pages 303-306 of Priests in Exile by Meron M Piotrkowski

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I was tagged by @i-can-even-burn-salad.

Favorite video game: I really like Oblivion and Assassin's Creed; I'll go with AC: Revelations, the third game in the Ezio trilogy. Broadly speaking I think the Ezio games are the best in the series (though I haven't yet played past AC3), but Revelations is set in İstanbul so it's way more fun for me because I can check out all the places I've been irl, and sometimes random characters yell at you in Turkish which is really funny to me now that I can understand them.

Favorite video game character: Yusuf from Revelations because he looks kind of like my brother lmao

Favorite movie or TV series: Shocking absolutely nobody who has ever looked at my main blog, Xena: Warrior Princess.

Favorite movie or TV series character: Xena herself, no question

Hobbies: leatherworking, writing, sketching, rock climbing

Obsessions: Have I mentioned Xena yet? Because whenever I'm not thinking about my OCs, I'm thinking about Xena.

Favorite genre/type of background music for whump daydreams: Usually I listen to specific songs/playlists for my OCs, since my whump daydreams tend to be about specific characters. Genre is kind of all over the place, but tends to be the type of music I would describe as "vibes" (which I'm aware does not narrow it down at all, especially given I probably have a different definition of vibing music than most).

Favorite whump trope: Ough I'm supposed to just pick one?! OK not necessarily my favorite, but one I like a lot, is whumpees whose trauma turns them into whumpers. Cycles of abuse and whatnot.

Favorite whump pairing: Edit: whoops forgot to answer this one. Uhhh can I put my own OCs? Because if so, Elvan and Asenath; more broadly though any pairing where one person gets hurt and the other person goes feral in response, be it out of defense or revenge.

First time you experienced whumperflies: That scene in Disney's Aladdin where Alaadin is in a prison cell with his wrists shackled to the wall above his head. I haven't seen that movie since I was a very little kid but that's the one scene that stuck in my mind haha

Favorite whump scene from a piece of media: A couple scenes jump to mind from Xena. The first is actually from the show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, of which Xena: Warrior Princess is a spin-off. The episode is called "The Gauntlet" and is one of the episodes that introduces Xena as a character. As the title implies, the climax of the episode is when Xena's general overthrows her and takes her army, and her own soldiers make her run the gauntlet. Joseph LoDuca has my entire heart and soul for the soundtrack in that scene, and the direction is fuckin impeccable. The other scene is from season 6 of Xena's own show, an episode titled "Who's Gurkhan?" in which (for various plot reasons I won't get into here) Xena and Gabrielle both separately sell themselves into slavery to a sultan; Gabrielle tries to assassinate the sultan but Xena sees her about to go for him and knocks her out cold, stealing the knife, so that they would think it was her instead of Gabrielle; she also plays it off as if she was attacking Gabrielle out of jealousy, rather than there being any threat to the sultan. Anyway the relevant bit is that Xena gets taken to the dungeons and tortured at length, mostly just getting the absolute shit beat out of her, including while being hung upside down by shackles on her ankles. 10/10 incredible whump tbh, while there she also hallucinates Gabrielle bellydancing in front of her because that show is gay as all fuck.

A book you would recommend, whump or not: I would highly recommend the historical fiction Lady Slayers series by Lana Popović! There are two books (so far); Blood Countess, about Erzsébet Báthory, and Poison Priestess, about Catherine Monvoisin. They're overtly queer and very very well written (and decently whumpy tbh).

Add your own question: Favorite whump scene from a book?

I'm leaving this as an open tag as usual; if you want to do it, consider yourself tagged!

[theunrealkptano]

CW: SA underlying Biblical men, abortion in the Bible (God is the one doing it btw) Friendly reminder that it we apply F.R.I.E.S. consent to these men then we have to say that they all SA'd someone, and/or helped SA someone. Like I get, and agree with the point that OP is making - men aren't entitled to women's bodies, and women don't have expiration dates - but that isn't the fullness of what is in these texts, I'm just gonna scratch the surface here as well... Abraham SA's Hagar who is is slave that doesn't have the freewill to consent. He also pimps out Sarah a few times gaining massive amounts of wealth each time he does it. When Isaac and Ishmael, as well as Jacob and Esau fight over inheritance it's the massive financial gain that Abraham earned from "giving" his wife to other men is included in that. Joseph was given his wife Asenath by Pharaoh - not even Asenath's father, which would still be patriarchal af - in order that Joseph could become part of an Egyptian household to rule. It's also awfully convenient that the order of priests Joseph married into got to keep their land later when everyone else had to give theirs to Pharaoh, but that's an aside. Asenath's marriage was arraigned by Pharaoh, she did not have freewill to consent. David's case is the most obvious, and the most overlooked because of how apologetic fundamentalists get about David. Frist off, Bathsheba is not on the roof bathing - David is on the roof leering. Bathing was probably done in a private courtyard of the house, but because David built himself a palace that could see over the city he also had the ability to see people bathing. Bathsheba is also presented as a woman who follows Torah, even when no one is around to watch. After leering from atop literal patriarchal architecture, David sends a troop of men, mostly likely armed, to collect Bathsheba. Even though God aborts the baby within Bathsheba, it's David that is pictured as in morning over the child, while Bathsheba morns for her husband* - and presumably lost life. My point in saying all this is yes, OP is right, men aren't entitled to women and women's bodies. However in these stories, men are trading, taking, and giving women's bodies - because in that time women are property to be bartered with. The interpretive lens we put on these stories is everything. Are we criticizing the men who did these things for their unjust action against women? Or are we using the patriarchal model to justify some shitty ideal of "Biblical marriage*"? * There is no word for wife in Biblical Hebrew, it's just, אשה, "Ish-ah" which just means "woman"; in context it's usually something like "woman of Abraham" or something. Literally just a woman possessed by a man. There is likewise no word for marriage, it's just, בעל, "Ba'al" - יes like the Canaanite deity, the world literally means lord or master. In Biblical Hebrew a woman does not marry a man and become his wife - she is mastered by a man and becomes his woman. This is apparent when Bathsheba mourns for Uriah, the literally is she "mourns concerning her master (Ba'al)" Our modern framework of marriage that includes romance, love, reciprocity, eroticism etc. is all falsely imposed on the text when we translate Ish'ah as wife instead of woman, and ba'al as marriage or husband instead of mastered or master. Again, interpretive lens is everything - the text is what it is - what we do with it in our communities of faith, and how we act out that faith in the world. Do we criticize powerful men like David who build architecture in order to gain access to women - or do we say "well David did it so it's Biblical for a president to start a teen beauty pageant and walk into dressing rooms at his leisure." The choice is yours - also go f*king vote.

The red pill community needs to read the Bible. When Abrahams wife was old and infertile God didn't say "ya bro just find a new wife" in fact he scolds Abraham for being unfaithful. King David's affair with Bathsheba resulted in his dynastys downfall. Joseph was told by God to be a father to a son that wasn't biologically his. So I don't want to hear "as a man I deserve a young hot wife" or "women have expiration dates" or whatever. READ THE BOOK!!!!

[bills-bible-basics]

WHO ARE THE TWENTY-FOUR ELDERS? -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List #Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses The Twelve Tribes Of Israel : ". . . Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram." Genesis 35:22b-26, KJV "All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them." Genesis 49:28, KJV "And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel." Exodus 24:4, KJV "And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row. And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes." Exodus 28:15-21, KJV "These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers." Numbers 1:44, KJV "And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs." Acts 7:8, KJV "And he [Joseph] dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying." Genesis 37:9-11, KJV "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:" Revelation 12:1, KJV The Sons Of Joseph : "And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt . . . And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him." Genesis 41:45, 50, KJV "And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him." Genesis 46:20, KJV "And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine." Genesis 48:5, KJV The Twelve Apostles : "And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him." Matthew 10:1-4, KJV "And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: And Simon he surnamed Peter; And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house." Mark 3:13-19, KJV "And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor." Luke 6:12-16, KJV "Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel." Luke 22:28-30, KJV "And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." Matthew 19:28, KJV The Twenty-Four Elders : "And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold . . . The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying," Revelation 4:4, 10, KJV "And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints . . . And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever." Revelation 5:8, 14, KJV "And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God," Revelation 11:16, KJV "And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia." Revelation 19:4, KJV "And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb . . . And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass." Revelation 21:12-14, 21, KJV The Twenty-Four Priestly Courses : "Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers. Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him." 1 Chronicles 24:1-19, KJV "And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah. Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno. The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons. Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers. These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren." 1 Chronicles 24:20-31, KJV "Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD, And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel, And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son." 2 Chronicles 35:1-4, KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/who-are-the-twenty-four-elders-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?WHO%20ARE%20THE%20TWENTY-FOUR%20ELDERS%3F%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List