⁴⁵ Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as his wife. Thus Joseph gained authority over the land of Egypt.

²⁰ To Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.^(A)

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine over all the world, and this took place during the reign of Claudius.^(A)

The Birth of Jesus

2 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

²⁶ and Ira the Jairite was also David’s priest.^(A)

¹⁸ Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over^[a] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.^(A)

¹⁶ The priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

¹⁸ And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.^[a](A)