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NASB | Genesis 48:9 Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here." So he said, "Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 48:9 Joseph said to his father, "They are my sons, whom God has given me here [in Egypt]." So he said, "Please bring them to me, so that I may bless them." |
Bible Question: Why did Jacob bless Manasseh and Ephraim? What happened to them? |
Bible Answer: Hello prayon! Its great to see you back on the Forum again!! :) To answer your question about Manasseh and Ephraim, Nelson's NKJV states, "The two sons of Joseph were Manasseh and Ephraim (41:50–52). Jacob reversed their birth order. He also said that they were as much his sons as were Reuben and Simeon, his first and second sons (29:32, 33). Because of the outrageous acts of Reuben (35:22) and Simeon (34:25), both of them had fallen from favor. Levi was also implicated in the outrage of Simeon (34:25). Therefore the rights and privileges of the firstborn son were passed down to two other sons, Judah (49:8–12) and Joseph (49:22–26). Reuben as the firstborn could have received a double portion of the father’s inheritance. But Jacob gave the double share to Joseph (v. 22). Joseph’s two sons are then counted with their uncles as founders of the tribes of Israel." For Manasseh, the Holman Bible Dictionary states, "MANASSEH (Muh nas' sehh) A personal name meaning “God has caused me to forget” (trouble). 1. One of at least two sons born to Joseph by Asenath (Gen. 41:50-51). Manasseh was adopted by Jacob as one to receive his blessing. Along with Ephraim, Manasseh became one of the twelve tribes of Israel and received a landed inheritance. In almost typical Old Testament fashion, Manasseh, the elder brother, did not receive the blessing of the firstborn (Gen. 48:13-20). Jacob crossed his hands and gave that blessing to Ephraim. When the Promised Land was apportioned, half of the tribe of Manasseh, the elder brother, did not receive the blessing of the firstborn (Gen. 48:13-20). Jacob crossed his hands and gave that blessing to Ephraim. When the Promised Land was apportioned, half of the tribe of Manasseh settled on the east bank of the Jordan and half on the west. See Tribes of Israel." For Ephraim, the Holman Bible Dictionary states, "EPHRAIM (ee fra ihm) Personal and tribal name meaning, “two fruit land” or “two pasture lands.” The younger son of Joseph by the Egyptian Asenath, daughter of the priest of On (Gen. 41:52). He was adopted by his grandfather Jacob and given precedence over his brother Manasseh (Gen. 48:14). He was the progenitor of the tribe of Ephraim, which occupied a region slightly to the northwest of the Dead Sea (Josh. 16) and was the leading tribe of the Northern Kingdom, ever ready to assert its rights (Josh. 17:15; Judg. 3:27; 4:5; 7:24-8:3; 12:1). Ephraim played an important role in Israelite history. Joshua was an Ephraimite (Josh. 19:50). Samuel was an Ephraimite (1 Sam. 1:1). Jeroboam I was an Ephraimite (1 Kings 12:25). The important sanctuary at Shiloh was located in the territory of Ephraim. From the eighth century B.C., Ephraim was often used as a designation for Israel (Isa. 11:13; Jer. 7:15; Hos. 5:13). See Tribes of Israel; Patriarchs." Nolan! |
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