Genesis 48:13
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.
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- Gen 48:14-152 verses90%
14Israel 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.
15Then 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,
- Gen 48:8-125 verses87%
8When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he asked,“Who are these?”
9Joseph 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.”
10Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of his age; he was not able to see well. So Joseph brought his sons near to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
11Israel said to Joseph,“I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too.”
12So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
- Gen 48:17-215 verses87%
17When 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.
18Joseph said to his father,“Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”
19But 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.”
20So 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.
21Then 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.
- Gen 48:1-22 verses80%
1Manasseh and Ephraim After these things Joseph was told,“Your father is weakening.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.
2When Jacob was told,“Your son Joseph has just come to you,” Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.
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23Joseph 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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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.
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28Manasseh The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
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4Joseph’s descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land.
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15So the men took these gifts, and they took double the money with them, along with Benjamin. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
- Gen 46:28-292 verses74%
28Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. So they came to the land of Goshen.
29Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet his father Israel in Goshen. When he met him, he hugged his neck and wept on his neck for quite some time.
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7Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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20Manasseh 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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21Manasseh fought against Ephraim, and Ephraim against Manasseh; together they fought against Judah. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
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1The Burials of Jacob and Joseph Then Joseph hugged his father’s face. He wept over him and kissed him.
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11So Joseph settled his father and his brothers. He gave them territory in the land of Egypt, in the best region of the land, the land of Rameses, just as Pharaoh had commanded.
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2He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them.
- Gen 33:6-72 verses73%
6The female servants came forward with their children and bowed down.
7Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.
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51Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying,“Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s house.”
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29The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him,“If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
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5Next to the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west side, Ephraim will have one portion.
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26The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the eternal mountains or the desirable things of the age-old hills. They will be on the head of Joseph and on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
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4I will go down with you to Egypt and I myself will certainly bring you back from there. Joseph will close your eyes.”
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19tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to take the branch of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will place them on the stick of Judah, and make them into one stick– they will be one in my hand.’
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2Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)
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13His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. This is the field Abraham purchased as a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite.
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16“As for you, son of man, take one branch, and write on it,‘For Judah, and for the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another branch and write on it,‘For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim and all the house of Israel associated with him.’