Genesis 48:18

New American Bible - revised edition

saying, “That is not right, father; the other one is the firstborn; lay your right hand on his head!”

Cross References

Genesis 19:18

“Oh, no, my lords!” Lot replied to them.

Genesis 27:15

Rebekah then took the best clothes of her older son Esau that she had in the house, and gave them to her younger son Jacob to wear;

Genesis 29:26

Laban replied, “It is not the custom in our country to give the younger daughter before the firstborn.

Genesis 43:33

When they were seated before him according to their age, from the oldest to the youngest, they looked at one another in amazement;

Genesis 48:17

When Joseph saw that his father had laid his right hand on Ephraim’s head, this seemed wrong to him; so he took hold of his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s,

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused. “I know it, son,” he said, “I know. That one too shall become a people, and he too shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall surpass him, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”

Genesis 49:3

“You, Reuben, my firstborn, my strength and the first fruit of my vigor, excelling in rank and excelling in power!

Exodus 10:11

By no means! Just you men go and serve the Lord. After all, that is what you have been asking for.” With that they were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.

Matthew 25:9

But the wise ones replied, ‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’

Acts 10:14

But Peter said, “Certainly not, sir. For never have I eaten anything profane and unclean.”

Acts 11:8

But I said, ‘Certainly not, sir, because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’