Genesis 41:52

New English Translation

He named the second child Ephraim, saying, “Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”

Cross References

Genesis 17:6

I will make you extremely fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

Genesis 28:3

May the sovereign God bless you! May he make you fruitful and give you a multitude of descendants! Then you will become a large nation.

Genesis 41:51

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s house.”

Genesis 41:53

The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.

Genesis 48:1

After these things Joseph was told, “Your father is weakening.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

Genesis 48:14

Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim’s head, although he was the younger. Crossing his hands, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Genesis 48:5

“Now, as for your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, they will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.

Genesis 49:22

Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough near a spring whose branches climb over the wall.

Genesis 50:23

Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation. He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph.

Amos 6:6

They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph.

Numbers 26:28

The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

Acts 7:10

and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

Joshua 14:4

The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions.

Joshua 16:4

Joseph’s descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land.

Joshua 17:1

The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. They were assigned Gilead and Bashan.

1 Samuel 1:20

After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, “I asked the Lord for him.