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Text -- Genesis 48:16-22 (NET)
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48:16 the 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 .”
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 .
48:18 Joseph said to his father , “Not so , my father , for this is the firstborn . Put your right hand on his head .”
48:19 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 .”
48:20 So 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 .
48:21 Then 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 .
48:22 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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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
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Jacob |
Birthright |
GENESIS, 1-2 |
MANASSEH (2) |
Will |
Benedictions |
CHARM |
Parents |
Firstborn |
Bless |
Intercession |
Ephraim |
Manasseh |
Quotations and Allusions |
HAND |
Amorites |
Adoption |
HEAD |
Inheritance |
God |
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NET Notes: Gen 48:20 On the elevation of Ephraim over Manasseh see E. C. Kingsbury, “He Set Ephraim Before Manasseh,” HUCA 38 (1967): 129-36; H. Mowvley, ̶...
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NET Notes: Gen 48:21 The pronouns translated “you,” “you,” and “your” in this verse are plural in the Hebrew text.
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