Verse 20

So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:60 : 60 And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.
  • Ruth 4:11-12 : 11 And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you have wealth in Ephrathah, and be great in Beth-lehem; 12 May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.
  • Gen 28:3 : 3 And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
  • Num 2:18-21 : 18 On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief. 19 The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred. 20 And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief. 21 The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.
  • Num 7:48 : 48 On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, chief of the children of Ephraim:
  • Num 7:54 : 54 On the eighth day Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, chief of the children of Manasseh:
  • Num 10:22-23 : 22 Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud. 23 At the head of the army of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
  • Num 13:8 : 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Nun.
  • Num 13:11 : 11 Of the tribe of Joseph, that is of the family of Manasseh, Gaddi, the son of Susi.
  • Num 13:16 : 16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to get knowledge about the land. And Moses gave to Hoshea, the son of Nun, the name of Joshua.