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Historical person
Traditional chronology: 16th–15th century BCE
Manasseh is the elder son of Joseph and Asenath whose descendants are identified with one of the tribes of Israel.
The person is linked because Angela Hunt portrays this figure under a biblical or historical identity. Private speech, emotional motives and undocumented relationships in the novel are imaginative reconstruction; for biblical figures, chronology and the degree of independent historical corroboration may remain uncertain.
Series
Legacies of the Ancient River expands the Genesis account of Joseph into a family saga set in ancient Egypt. The trilogy follows Joseph’s rise from enslavement to power, his confrontation with the brothers who sold him, and the uncertain place of the next generation as Hebrews prosper within…
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