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The Sons of Joseph - Now two sons were born to Joseph before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him. Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh (causing to ...
- Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Two Sons
- Joseph Visits His Ill Father – Manasseh and Ephraim
- Joseph Seeks Blessings For His Sons
- Israel Blesses Joseph’s Sons
47:28 He lived for seventeen more years in Egypt, until he was 147 years old. 29 As the time approached for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and addressed him. “Please,” he asked, “if you’re happy with me, make a solemn promise that you’ll treat me fairly and kindly by not burying me in Egypt. 30Instead, when I’ve died, as my ancestors h...
48:1Some time later, somebody informed Joseph, “Your father is ill!” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him to visit Jacob. 2As soon as Jacob was informed, “Look! Your son Joseph has come to visit you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. 3 Jacob reminded Joseph, “God Almighty revealed himself to me at Luz in Canaan and bl...
8Just then, Israel saw Joseph’s sons and asked, “Who are these?” 9“These are my sons,” Joseph replied. “God gave them to me here in Egypt.” “Please bring them close to me,” Jacob said, “so I can bless them.” 10 Now Israel’s eyesight had become poor from age. Because he couldn’t see well, Joseph brought them close to him, and Israel kissed them both...
15Then Israel blessed Joseph by saying: “May the God in whose presence my ancestors Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has continued shepherding me my whole life even until today, 16the angel who has been rescuing me from all sorts of evil, bless these young men. May my name continue to live on within them, including the names of my ancestors Ab...
Apr 26, 2001 · When Jacob blessed the boys (Gen. 48), he essentially adopted them as his own sons (v. 5). For this reason, they are named among the 12 tribes of Israel, replacing Joseph and Levi, whose people were consecrated for service to God in the tabernacle and temple.
New Living Translation. Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said, “God has made me forget all my troubles and everyone in my father’s family.”. English Standard Version. Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.”.
8 Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said, “Who are these?” 9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place.” And he said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.” 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see.
Feb 9, 2024 · Ephraim was the second son of Joseph and a grandson of Jacob. His name means “doubly fruitful,” because “God has made [Joseph] fruitful in the land of [his] suffering” (Genesis 41:52).
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Ephraim (/ ˈiːfriəm /; [1] Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם, romanized: ʾEp̄rayīm, in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם ʾEp̄rāyīm) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath, as well as the adopted son of his biological grandfather Jacob, making him the progenitor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
