Genesis 48:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

As one who is above your brothers, I give to you the mountain slope, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.”

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  • Josh 24:32 : 32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money. So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph.
  • John 4:5 : 5 Now he came to a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
  • Judg 11:23 : 23 Since the LORD God of Israel has driven out the Amorites before his people Israel, do you think you can just take it from them?
  • 1 Chr 5:2 : 2 Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)
  • Ezek 47:13 : 13 Boundaries for the Land This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“Here are the borders you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel.(Joseph will have two portions.)
  • Amos 2:9 : 9 For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks, but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.
  • Gen 15:16 : 16 In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit.”
  • Gen 33:19 : 19 Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.
  • Gen 34:28 : 28 They took their flocks, herds, and donkeys, as well as everything in the city and in the surrounding fields.
  • Deut 21:17 : 17 Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved wife as firstborn and give him the double portion of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father’s procreative power– to him should go the right of the firstborn.
  • Josh 17:14-18 : 14 The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua,“Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the LORD has enabled us to increase in number.” 15 Joshua replied to them,“Since you have so many people, go up into the forest and clear out a place to live in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.” 16 The descendants of Joseph said,“The whole hill country is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.” 17 Joshua said to the family of Joseph– to both Ephraim and Manasseh:“You have many people and great military strength. You will not have just one tribal allotment. 18 The whole hill country will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong.”

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  • Gen 48:20-21
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    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 48:4-6
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    4He 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.

    6Any children that you father after them will be yours; they will be listed under the names of their brothers in their inheritance.

  • Gen 49:24-26
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    24But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Powerful One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

    25because of the God of your father, who will help you, because of the Sovereign God, who will bless you with blessings from the sky above, blessings from the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and womb.

    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.

  • Gen 35:12
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    12The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants I will also give this land.”

  • Gen 48:15
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    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,

  • Josh 24:3-4
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    3but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,

    4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

  • Ps 105:11
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    11saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

  • Ezek 47:13-14
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    13Boundaries for the Land This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“Here are the borders you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel.(Joseph will have two portions.)

    14You must divide it equally just as I vowed to give it to your forefathers; this land will be assigned as your inheritance.

  • Gen 28:4
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    4May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”

  • Gen 31:9
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    9In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

  • Deut 1:8
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    8Look! I have already given the land to you. Go, occupy the territory that I, the LORD, promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants.”

  • 1 Chr 16:18
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    18saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

  • Gen 48:11-13
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    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.

  • Deut 3:18
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    18Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes At that time I instructed you as follows:“The LORD your God has given you this land for your possession. You warriors are to cross over before your fellow Israelites equipped for battle.

  • Josh 1:15
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    15until the LORD gives your brothers a place like yours to settle and they conquer the land the LORD your God is ready to hand over to them. Then you may go back to your allotted land and occupy the land Moses the LORD’s servant assigned you east of the Jordan.”

  • Gen 49:8
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    8Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you.

  • Deut 33:16
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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.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
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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.)

  • Josh 1:3
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    3I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses.

  • Gen 48:9
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    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.”

  • Gen 47:11
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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.

  • Josh 17:14
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    14The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua,“Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the LORD has enabled us to increase in number.”

  • Gen 27:40
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    40You will live by your sword but you will serve your brother. When you grow restless, you will tear off his yoke from your neck.”

  • Gen 33:11
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    11Please take my present that was brought to you, for God has been generous to me and I have all I need.” When Jacob urged him, he took it.

  • Gen 30:30
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    30Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”

  • Gen 28:13
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    13and the LORD stood at its top. He said,“I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the ground you are lying on.