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The Sons of Joseph. 50 Now before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of [ a]On, bore to him. 51 Joseph named the firstborn [ b]Manasseh; “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all of my father’s household.” 52 And he named the second [ c]Ephraim ...
- 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...
Jan 16, 2024 · This is summarized in 1 Chron 5:1, 2 -. These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright. And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him ...
Genesis 41:50 Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Genesis 41:52 And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."
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To Joseph went the double portion due to the firstborn (see Deut. 21:17; 1 Chron. 5:1). That meant a double portion of Jacob’s inheritance eventually would go to Joseph’s sons Manasseh and Ephraim. When Jacob blessed the boys (Gen. 48), he essentially adopted them as his own sons (v. 5).
Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons - Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, “Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and ...
Joseph ( / ˈdʒoʊzəf, - səf /; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized : Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add') [2] [a] is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis and in the Quran. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son). He is the founder of the Tribe of Joseph among the ...
