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Osnat: a) an Egyptian woman whom Pharoah gave to Joseph, son of Jacob, to be his wife. The daughter of Poti-phera, a priest, she bore Joseph two sons, Menasseh and Ephraim, who became the patriarchs of the Israelite tribes of Menasseh and Ephraim. According to some sources, she was the daughter of Dinah, the result of her rape by Shechem.
b) "Osnat" is a commonly used female first name in present-day Israel.
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Like many of us, Osnat was raised in an environment not conducive to Torah values.
Torah tells us that Dinah, daughter of Jacob and and Leah, was the victim of rape. Oral traditions add to our understanding of this special woman.
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