Genesis 41:52

41:52 He named the second child Ephraim, saying, “Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

Genesis 48:19

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.”

Genesis 49:22

49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough,

a fruitful bough near a spring

whose branches climb over the wall.

Deuteronomy 33:17

33:17 May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor,

and may his horns be those of a wild ox;

with them may he gore all peoples,

all the far reaches of the earth.

They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,

and they are the thousands of Manasseh.