Genesis 41:52

New International Reader's Version

He named the second son Ephraim. That’s because he said, “God has given me children in the land where I’ve suffered so much.”

Cross References

Genesis 17:6

I will greatly increase the number of your children after you. Nations and kings will come from you.

Genesis 28:3

May the Mighty God bless you. May he give you children. May he make your family larger until you become a community of nations.

Genesis 41:51

Joseph named his first son Manasseh. That’s because he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and my father’s whole family.”

Genesis 41:53

The seven years when there was plenty of food in Egypt came to an end.

Genesis 48:1

Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is sick.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him.

Genesis 48:14

But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head. He did it even though Ephraim was the younger son. He crossed his arms and put his left hand on Manasseh’s head. He did it even though Manasseh was the older son.

Genesis 48:5

“Now then, two sons were born to you in Egypt. It happened before I came to you here. They will be counted as my own sons. Ephraim and Manasseh will belong to me, in the same way that Reuben and Simeon belong to me.

Genesis 49:22

“Joseph is a vine that grows a lot of fruit. It grows close by a spring. Its branches climb over a wall.

Genesis 50:23

He lived long enough to see Ephraim’s children and grandchildren. When the children of Makir were born, they were placed on Joseph’s knees and counted as his own children. Makir was the son of Manasseh.

Amos 6:6

You drink wine by the bowlful. You use the finest lotions. But Joseph’s people will soon be destroyed. And you aren’t even sad about it.

Numbers 26:28

Here are the names of Joseph’s sons. They are listed by their families. The families came from Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph.

Acts 7:10

He saved Joseph from all his troubles. God made Joseph wise. He helped him to become the friend of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made Joseph ruler over Egypt and his whole palace.

Joshua 14:4

Manasseh and Ephraim were the sons of Joseph. They had become two tribes. The Levites didn’t receive any share of the land. They only received towns to live in and grasslands for their flocks and herds.

Joshua 16:4

The tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim were from the family line of Joseph. So they received that land as their share.

Joshua 17:1

Land was given to the tribe of Manasseh. It was given to Makir. Manasseh was Joseph’s oldest son. Makir was Manasseh’s oldest son. The people of Gilead came from the family line of Makir. The people of Gilead had received the lands of Gilead and Bashan. That’s because the people of Makir were great soldiers.

1 Samuel 1:20

So after some time, Hannah became pregnant. She had a baby boy. She said, “I asked the Lord for him.” So she named him Samuel.