Genesis 48:9

Easy To Read Version

Joseph said to his father, “These are my sons. These are the boys God gave me.”

Cross References

Genesis 27:4

Prepare the food that I love. Bring it to me, and I will eat it. Then I will bless you before I die.”

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became angry with Rachel. He said, “I am not God. God is the One who has caused you to not have children.”

Genesis 33:5

Esau looked up and saw the women and children. He said, “Who are all these people with you?”

Genesis 49:28

Those are the twelve families of Israel. And those are the things their father said to them. He gave each son a blessing that was right for him.

1 Chronicles 25:5

All these men were Heman’s sons. Heman was David’s seer. {\cf2\super [277]} God promised to make Heman strong. So Heman had many sons. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift {\cf2\super [612]} from the Lord.\par They are a reward from a mother’s body.\par

Isaiah 8:18

“My children and I are signs and proofs for the people of Israel. We have been sent by the Lord All-Powerful—the Lord who lives on the Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [104]} ”

Deuteronomy 33:1

This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave the people of Israel before he died.

Hebrews 11:21

And Jacob blessed each one of Joseph’s sons. Jacob did this while he was dying. He was leaning on his rod and worshiping God. Jacob did those things because he had faith.

1 Samuel 1:20

By that time the following year, Hannah had become pregnant and had a son. Hannah named her son Samuel. [11] She said, “His name is Samuel because I asked the Lord for him.”

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this child, and the Lord answered my prayer. The Lord gave me this child.