Genesis 48:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he thought it was a mistake  and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

Cross References

Genesis 48:14

But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

Romans 9:11

For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand   –

Proverbs 24:18

or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

1 Chronicles 21:7

This command was also evil in God’s sight, so he afflicted Israel.

1 Kings 16:25

Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; he did more evil than all who were before him.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at his appearance or his stature because I have rejected him. Humans do not see what the Lord sees,  for humans see what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart.’

Numbers 22:34

Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, ‘I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the path to confront me. And now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back.’

Numbers 11:1

Now the people began complaining openly before  the Lord about hardship. When the Lord heard, his anger burned,  and fire  from the Lord blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

Genesis 38:10

What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death also.

Genesis 28:8

Esau realised that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,

Genesis 48:18

Joseph said to his father, ‘Not that way, my father! This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.’

Joshua 17:1

This was the land allotted for the tribe of Manasseh  as Joseph’s firstborn. Gilead and Bashan were given to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war.