Verse 23

He saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children, and also the children of Machir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 32:39 : 39 The sons of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
  • Job 42:16 : 16 After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
  • Gen 30:3 : 3 Then she said, 'Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me, and through her, I too can build a family.'
  • Ps 128:6 : 6 May you live to see your children’s children—peace be upon Israel.
  • Josh 17:1 : 1 A portion of land was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was Joseph's firstborn. To Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, since he was a man of war, Gilead and Bashan were given.
  • Gen 48:19 : 19 But his father refused and said, 'I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.'
  • Gen 49:12 : 12 'His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.'
  • Num 32:33 : 33 Then Moses gave to the sons of Gad, the sons of Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land with its cities and the territories surrounding them.