Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

• Num 32:39 : 39 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.
• Job 42:16 : 16 After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
• Gen 30:3 : 3 She replied,“Here is my servant Bilhah! Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I can have a family through her.”
• Ps 128:6 : 6 and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!
• Josh 17:1 : 1 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. They were assigned Gilead and Bashan.
• Gen 48:19 : 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.”
• Gen 49:12 : 12 His eyes will be red from wine, and his teeth white from milk.
• Num 32:33 : 33 Land Assignment So Moses gave to the Gadites, the Reubenites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the realm of King Sihon of the Amorites, and the realm of King Og of Bashan, the entire land with its cities and the territory surrounding them.