In reply to by Israel

If Dinah bore Asanath, then Asanath would have been the niece of Joseph, being that Dinah was Joseph's half sister. Why would Joseph have married his niece? In the time of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, it wasn't forbidden to marry one's closest relativ. This didn't end, I don't believe, until the Israelites came out of Egypt, but I'm not sure, but still, I can't imagine Joseph being a righteous Jew, would have married his niece, whether half niece or not! Though, if Joseph didn't know who Asanath was when he was taken as a slave by Poti-phor, I could have imagined it. Regardless! It does not say what happened to Dinah in the Bible, so much of this is speculation.

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