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Genesis 48

Genesis 48 records Jacob adopting Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh as his own tribal heirs and blessing them before his death. Jacob recounts God’s appearance at Luz/Bethel and the promise of multiplication and land. Joseph positions Manasseh under Jacob’s right hand, but Jacob deliberately crosses his hands and gives the greater blessing to the younger Ephraim. He also gives Joseph an additional portion and expresses confidence that God will bring the family back to the fathers’ land.

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Genesis 48 records Jacob adopting Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh as his own tribal heirs and blessing them before his death. Jacob recounts God’s appearance at Luz/Bethel and the promise of multiplication and land. Joseph positions Manasseh under Jacob’s right hand, but Jacob deliberately crosses his hands and gives the greater blessing to the younger Ephraim. He also gives Joseph an additional portion and expresses confidence that God will bring the family back to the fathers’ land.

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Verses 1–7Joseph brings his sons to the sick JacobVerses 8–20Jacob blesses Ephraim and ManassehVerses 21–22Jacob speaks of God's future help and gives Joseph a portion
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1And it came to pass after these things, that one…2And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph…3And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me…4And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful,…5And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were…6And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be…7And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel…8And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?9And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons,…10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so…11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to…12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and…13And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand…14And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it…15And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my…16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the…17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right…18And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father:…19And his father refused, and said, I know it, my…20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall…21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God…22Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy…