Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. Cross References Hebrews 11:21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph's sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. Genesis 41:51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's household." Genesis 41:52 And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction." Genesis 48:2 When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to you," Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed. Genesis 48:5 And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. Joshua 14:4 The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds. Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. thy father. John 11:3 his two sons. Genesis 41:50-52 Genesis 46:20 Genesis 50:23 |