Genesis 48:5

New American Bible - revised edition

So now your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I joined you here, shall be mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine as much as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

Cross References

Genesis 46:20

In the land of Egypt Joseph became the father of Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore to him.

Genesis 48:1

Some time afterward, Joseph was informed, “Your father is failing.” So he took along with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Genesis 48:6

Progeny born to you after them shall remain yours; but their heritage shall be recorded in the names of their brothers.

Psalm 77:16

With your mighty arm you redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah

Isaiah 43:1

But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, Jacob, and formed you, Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine.

Ezekiel 16:8

I passed by you again and saw that you were now old enough for love. So I spread the corner of my cloak over you to cover your nakedness; I swore an oath to you and entered into covenant with you—oracle of the Lord God—and you became mine.

Ezekiel 47:13

Thus says the Lord God: These are the boundaries of the land which you shall apportion among the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph having two portions.

Leviticus 20:26

To me, therefore, you shall be holy; for I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from other peoples to be my own.

Malachi 3:17

They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my own special possession, on the day when I take action. And I will have compassion on them, as a man has compassion on his son who serves him.

Numbers 1:10

for the descendants of Joseph: from Ephraim: Elishama, son of Ammihud; and from Manasseh: Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;

2 Corinthians 6:18

and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

Ephesians 1:5

he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the favor of his will,

Hebrews 11:21

By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and “bowed in worship, leaning on the top of his staff.”

Joshua 13:7

Now, therefore, apportion among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh the land which is to be their heritage. The Eastern Tribes.

Joshua 14:4

the descendants of Joseph formed two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. But the Levites were given no share of the land except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for the herds and flocks.