Genesis 48:20

New English Translation

So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you will Israel bless, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

Cross References

Genesis 24:60

They blessed Rebekah with these words: “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands! May your descendants possess the strongholds of their enemies.”

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 48:21

Then Israel said to Joseph, “I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.

Numbers 13:11

from the tribe of Joseph, namely, the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi son of Susi;

Numbers 13:16

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.

Numbers 13:8

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;

Numbers 7:48

On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the Ephraimites, presented an offering.

Numbers 7:54

On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the Manassehites, presented an offering.

Hebrews 11:21

By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped as he leaned on his staff.

Joshua 17:14

The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the Lord has enabled us to increase in number.”