Genesis 50:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

During Joseph’s life Ephraim had children and grandchildren. And his son Manasseh had a son named Makir. Joseph lived to see Makir’s children.

Cross References

Numbers 32:39

People from Makir’s family group went to Gilead. (Makir was Manasseh’s son.) They defeated the city. They defeated the Amorites who lived there.

Job 42:16

So Job lived for 140 years more. He lived to see his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren, and his great-great-grandchildren.

Genesis 30:3

Then Rachel said, “You can have my maid Bilhah. Sleep with her, and she will have a child for me. Then I can be a mother through her.”

Psalm 128:6

And may you live to see your grandchildren. Let Israel always enjoy peace!

Joshua 17:1

Then land was given to the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh was Joseph’s first son. Manasseh’s first son was Makir, the father of Gilead. Makir was a great soldier, so the areas of Gilead and Bashan were given to his family.

Numbers 32:33

So Moses gave that land to the people of Gad, to the people of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh. (Manasseh was Joseph’s son.) That land included the kingdom of Sihon the Amorite and the kingdom of King Og of Bashan and all the cities around that area.

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused and said, “I know, son. I know. Manasseh is the firstborn. He will be great and will be the father of many people. But his younger brother will be greater than he is. And the younger brother’s family will be much larger.”

Genesis 49:12

His eyes are red from drinking wine. His teeth are white from drinking milk.

Genesis 50:22

Joseph continued to live in Egypt with his father’s family. He died when he was 110 years old.

1 Chronicles 7:14

These are Manasseh’s descendants: Manasseh’s Aramean slave woman had a son named Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the pride and joy of old age, and children take great pride in their parents.