Genesis 48:9

God's Word

“They are my sons, whom God has given me here in Egypt,” Joseph answered his father. Then Israel said, “Please bring them to me so that I may bless them.”

Cross References

Genesis 27:4

Prepare a good-tasting meal for me, just the way I like it. Bring it to me to eat so that I will bless you before I die.”

Genesis 30:2

Jacob became angry with Rachel and asked, “Can I take the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

Genesis 33:5

When he saw the women and children, Esau asked, “Who are these people here with you?” “The children God has graciously given me, sir,” Jacob answered.

Genesis 49:28

These are the 12 tribes of Israel and what their father said to them when he gave each of them his special blessing.

1 Chronicles 25:5

(All of them were the sons of the king’s seer  Heman. They were given to him to make him prominent, as God had promised. So God gave Heman 14 sons and 3 daughters.)

Psalm 127:3

Children are an inheritance from the Lord. They are a reward from him.

Isaiah 8:18

I am here with the children that the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Armies, who lives on Mount Zion.

Deuteronomy 33:1

Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites with this blessing before he died.

Hebrews 11:21

While Jacob was dying, faith led him to bless each of Joseph’s sons. He leaned on the top of his staff and worshiped God.

1 Samuel 1:20

Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel [God Hears], because she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted my request.