Torah Gems - Parshah Mikeitz
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Osnat towards the end of the class someone asked how Yosef could marry the non-Jewish Osnat. There is an opinion that states that Osnat was actually the daughter of Dina, Yosef's sister, who was raped by Shechem. She was adopted by Potphar and his wife Zuleicha. In fact Osnat in Hebrew letters has the numerical value of 'bat Dina' i.e. the daughter of Dina. How Yosef discovered this is a fascinating story... So Osnat was actually of the household of Yaakov