Genesis 48:17

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When Joseph saw that his father had put his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he didn’t like it. So he took his father’s hand in order to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

Cross References

Genesis 28:8

Esau realized that his father Isaac disapproved of Canaanite women.

Genesis 38:10

What Onan did angered the Lord so much that the Lord took away Onan’s life too.

Genesis 48:14

But Israel crossed his hands and reached out. He put his right hand on Ephraim’s head, although Ephraim was the younger son. He put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was older.

Genesis 48:18

Then he said to his father, “That’s not right, Father! This is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

1 Kings 16:25

Omri did what the Lord considered evil. He did more evil things than all ⌞the kings⌟ before him.

1 Chronicles 21:7

God considered the census to be sinful, so he struck Israel ⌞with a plague⌟.

Proverbs 24:18

The Lord will see it, he won’t like it, and he will turn his anger away from that person.

Numbers 11:1

The people began complaining out loud to the Lord about their troubles. When the Lord heard them, he became angry, and fire from the Lord began to burn among them. It destroyed some people on the outskirts of the camp.

Numbers 22:34

Balaam said to the Messenger of the Lord, “I’ve sinned. I didn’t know you were standing there in the road to stop me. If you still think this trip is evil, I’ll go back.”

Romans 9:11

Before the children had been born or had done anything good or bad, Rebekah was told that the older child would serve the younger one. This was said to Rebekah so that God’s plan would remain a matter of his choice,

Joshua 17:1

The lot was drawn for the tribe of Manasseh, because Manasseh was Joseph’s firstborn. Machir, Manasseh’s firstborn, the ancestor of the people living in Gilead, had received Gilead and Bashan because he was a soldier.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him. God does not see as humans see. Humans look at outward appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart.”