Numbers 26:28 Cross References

Numbers 26:28

28: Two clans were descended from Joseph through Manasseh and Ephraim.

Joseph's sons, born in the land of Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis.

Now I am adopting as my own sons these two boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived. They will inherit from me just as Reuben and Simeon will.

Then he positioned the boys so Ephraim was at Jacob's left hand and Manasseh was at his right hand.
But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys' heads. So his right hand was on the head of Ephraim, the younger boy, and his left hand was on the head of Manasseh, the older.
Then he blessed Joseph and said, "May God, the God before whom my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac, walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life,
and the angel who has kept me from all harm--may he bless these boys. May they preserve my name and the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac. And may they become a mighty nation."
But Joseph was upset when he saw that his father had laid his right hand on Ephraim's head. So he lifted it to place it on Manasseh's head instead.

Joseph named his older son Manasseh, for he said, "God has made me forget all my troubles and the family of my father."
Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in this land of my suffering."

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