Genesis 48:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

When Joseph arrived, someone told Israel, “Your son Joseph has come to see you.” Israel was very weak, but he tried hard and sat up in his bed.

Cross References

Ephesians 6:10

To end my letter I tell you, be strong in the Lord and in his great power.

Proverbs 23:15

My son, it makes me happy when you make a wise decision.

Psalm 41:3

When they are sick in bed, the Lord will give them strength and make them well!

Nehemiah 2:18

I also told them that my God had been kind to me. I told them what the king had said to me. Then they answered, “Let’s start to work, now!” So we began this good work.

1 Samuel 23:16

But Saul’s son Jonathan went to see David at Horesh and encouraged him to have a stronger faith in God.

Deuteronomy 3:28

You must give instructions to Joshua. Encourage him. Make him strong, because Joshua must lead the people across the Jordan River. You can see the land, but Joshua will lead them into that land. He will help them take the land and live in it.’

Genesis 48:1

Some time later Joseph learned that his father was very sick. So he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and went to his father.

Genesis 48:3

Then Israel said to Joseph, “God All-Powerful appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. God blessed me there.