^{50 Ref} And before the time of need, Joseph had two sons, to whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, gave birth.

^{51 Ref} And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.

^{52 Ref} And to the second he gave the name Ephraim, for he said, God has given me fruit in the land of my sorrow.