Genesis 41:52 Cross References

Genesis 41:52

52: Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in this land of my suffering."

"Joseph is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree beside a fountain. His branches reach over the wall.

I will give you millions of descendants who will represent many nations. Kings will be among them!

He lived to see three generations of descendants of his son Ephraim and the children of Manasseh's son Makir, who were treated as if they were his own.

May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants become a great assembly of nations!

"Comfort, comfort my people," says your God.
"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and that her sins are pardoned. Yes, the LORD has punished her in full for all her sins."

and delivered him from his anguish. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of all the affairs of the palace.

You drink wine by the bowlful, and you perfume yourselves with exotic fragrances, caring nothing at all that your nation is going to ruin.

Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them--Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
There in prison, they bruised his feet with fetters and placed his neck in an iron collar.

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.
"No, Father," he said, "this one over here is older. Put your right hand on his head."
But his father refused. "I know what I'm doing, my son," he said. "Manasseh, too, will become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. His descendants will become a multitude of nations!"

Rachel named him Dan, for she said, "God has vindicated me! He has heard my request and given me a son."
Then Bilhah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a second son.
Rachel named him Naphtali, for she said, "I have had an intense struggle with my sister, and I am winning!"
Meanwhile, Leah realized that she wasn't getting pregnant anymore, so she gave her servant, Zilpah, to Jacob to be his wife.
Soon Zilpah presented him with another son.

So Leah became pregnant and had a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The LORD has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me."
She soon became pregnant again and had another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, "The LORD heard that I was unloved and has given me another son."
Again she became pregnant and had a son. She named him Levi, for she said, "Surely now my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!"
Once again she became pregnant and had a son. She named him Judah, for she said, "Now I will praise the LORD!" And then she stopped having children.

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