Genesis 48:17
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.
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- Gen 48:14 : 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.
- Num 11:1 : 1 The Israelites Complain When the people complained, it displeased the LORD. When the LORD heard it, his anger burned, and so the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outer parts of the camp.
- Num 22:34 : 34 Balaam said to the angel of the LORD,“I have sinned, for I did not know that you stood against me in the road. So now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back home.”
- 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD said to Samuel,“Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
- 1 Kgs 16:25 : 25 Omri did more evil in the sight of the LORD than all who were before him.
- 1 Chr 21:7 : 7 God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel.
- Prov 24:18 : 18 lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
- Rom 9:7-8 : 7 nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather“through Isaac will your descendants be counted.” 8 This means it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.
- Rom 9:11 : 11 even before they were born or had done anything good or bad(so that God’s purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling)–
- Gen 28:8 : 8 Then Esau realized that the Canaanite women were displeasing to his father Isaac.
- Gen 38:10 : 10 What he did was evil in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD killed him too.
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- Gen 48:18-214 verses91%
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 48:8-169 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.
13Joseph 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.
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,
16the 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.”
- Gen 48:1-22 verses77%
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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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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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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7Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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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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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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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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16with the harvest of the earth and its fullness and the pleasure of him who resided in the burning bush. May blessing rest on Joseph’s head, and on the top of the head of the one set apart from his brothers.
- Gen 37:3-42 verses72%
3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was a son born to him late in life, and he made a special tunic for him.
4When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated Joseph and were not able to speak to him kindly.
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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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28Manasseh The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
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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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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.
- Gen 27:22-232 verses71%
22So Jacob went over to his father Isaac, who felt him and said,“The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are Esau’s.”
23He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau’s hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob.
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28Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. So they came to the land of Goshen.
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41So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing his father had given to his brother. Esau said privately,“The time of mourning for my father is near; then I will kill my brother Jacob!”
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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.
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9The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,
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36Their father Jacob said to them,“You are making me childless! Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin! Everything is against me.”