Genesis 41:52
He named the second child Ephraim, saying,“Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
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- Gen 49:22 : 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough near a spring whose branches climb over the wall.
- Gen 50:23 : 23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation. He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph.
- Gen 17:6 : 6 I will make you extremely fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
- Gen 28:3 : 3 May the Sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.
- Gen 29:32-35 : 32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.” 33 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Because the LORD heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon. 34 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi. 35 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“This time I will praise the LORD.”That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
- Gen 30:6-9 : 6 Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan. 7 Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son. 8 Then Rachel said,“I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. 10 Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. 11 Leah said,“How fortunate!” So she named him Gad. 12 Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. 13 Leah said,“How happy I am, for women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.
- Gen 48:16-19 : 16 the Angel who has protected me from all harm– bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.” 17 When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him. So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 Joseph said to his father,“Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused and said,“I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
- Ps 105:17-18 : 17 He sent a man ahead of them– Joseph was sold as a servant. 18 The shackles hurt his feet; his neck was placed in an iron collar,
- Isa 40:1-2 : 1 The Lord Returns to Jerusalem“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the LORD has made her pay double for all her sins.”
- Amos 6:6 : 6 They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph.
- Acts 7:10 : 10 and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
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- Gen 41:50-512 verses84%
50 Two sons were born to Joseph before the famine came. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, was their mother.
51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying,“Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s house.”
- Gen 48:12-2110 verses74%
12 So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
13 Joseph positioned them; he put Ephraim on his right hand across from Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh on his left hand across from Israel’s right hand. Then Joseph brought them closer to his father.
14 Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim’s head, although he was the younger. Crossing his hands, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 Then he blessed Joseph and said,“May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked– the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
16 the Angel who has protected me from all harm– bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”
17 When Joseph saw that his father placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, it displeased him. So he took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.
18 Joseph said to his father,“Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
19 But his father refused and said,“I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
20 So he blessed them that day, saying,“By you will Israel bless, saying,‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 Then Israel said to Joseph,“I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
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28 Manasseh The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
- Gen 48:4-52 verses73%
4 He said to me,‘I am going to make you fruitful and will multiply you. I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants as an everlasting possession.’
5 “Now, as for your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, they will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.
- Gen 30:23-242 verses73%
23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said,“God has taken away my shame.”
24 She named him Joseph, saying,“May the LORD give me yet another son.”
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1 Manasseh and Ephraim After these things Joseph was told,“Your father is weakening.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.
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20 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore them to him.
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23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation. He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph.
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10 and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.
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53 The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.
- Gen 45:5-84 verses70%
5 Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!
6 For these past two years there has been famine in the land and for five more years there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.
7 God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
8 So now, it is not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me an adviser to Pharaoh, lord over all his household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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9 Joseph said to his father,“They are the sons God has given me in this place.” His father said,“Bring them to me so I may bless them.”
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13 On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.
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14 May the Sovereign God grant you mercy before the man so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them.”
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2 The LORD was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.
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4 and the other Eliezer(for Moses had said,“The God of my father has been my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”).
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5 From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.
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17 He sent a man ahead of them– Joseph was sold as a servant.
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1 The Second Journey to Egypt Now the famine was severe in the land.
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12 But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,
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43 Pharaoh had him ride in the chariot used by his second-in-command, and they cried out before him,“Kneel down!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
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22 When she bore a son, Moses named him Gershom, for he said,“I have become a resident foreigner in a foreign land.”
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41 “See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph,“I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt.”
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31 The previous abundance of the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows, for the famine will be very severe.
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22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough near a spring whose branches climb over the wall.
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37 These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.
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22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console him.
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21 So now, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little children.” Then he consoled them and spoke kindly to them.