Genesis 48:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then Jacob went on to say: Joseph, your two sons Ephraim and Manasseh were born in Egypt, but I accept them as my own, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

Cross References

Genesis 48:1

Joseph was told that his father Jacob had become very sick. So Joseph went to see him and took along his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Genesis 48:6

Any children you have later will be considered yours, but their inheritance will come from Ephraim and Manasseh.

Psalm 77:16

The ocean looked at you, God, and it trembled deep down with fear.

Isaiah 43:1

Descendants of Jacob, I, the LORD, created you and formed your nation. Israel, don't be afraid. I have rescued you. I have called you by name; now you belong to me.

Ezekiel 16:8

When I saw you again, you were old enough to have sex. So I covered your naked body with my own robe. Then I solemnly promised that you would belong to me and that I, the LORD God, would take care of you.

Ezekiel 47:13

The LORD God said to the people of Israel: When the land is divided among the twelve tribes of Israel, the Joseph tribe will receive two shares. Divide the land equally, because I promised your ancestors that this land would some day belong to their descendants. These are the borders of the land:

Leviticus 20:26

I am the LORD, the holy God. You have been chosen to be my people, and so you must be holy too.

Malachi 3:17

Then the LORD All-Powerful said: You people are precious to me, and when I come to bring justice, I will protect you, just as parents protect an obedient child.

2 Corinthians 6:18

and be your Father. You will be my sons and my daughters, as surely as I am God, the All-Powerful.”

Ephesians 1:5

God was kind and decided that Christ would choose us to be God's own adopted children.

Hebrews 11:21

Later, when Jacob was about to die, he leaned on his walking stick and worshipped. Then because of his faith he blessed each of Joseph's sons.