Genesis 48:16

New International Reader's Version

He is the Angel who has saved me from all harm. May he bless these boys. May they be called by my name. May they also be called by the names of my grandfather Abraham and my father Isaac. And may the number of them greatly increase on the earth.”

Cross References

Genesis 22:11

But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven. He said, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” Abraham replied.

Genesis 22:15

The angel of the Lord called out to Abraham from heaven a second time.

Genesis 32:28

Then the man said, “Your name will not be Jacob anymore. Instead, it will be Israel. You have wrestled with God and with people. And you have won.”

Genesis 46:3

“I am God. I am the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt. There I will make you into a great nation.

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.

2 Samuel 4:9

David gave an answer to Rekab and his brother Baanah. They were the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth. David said, “The Lord has saved me from every trouble.

1 Kings 1:29

Then the king made a promise. He said, “The Lord has saved me from all my troubles. You can be sure that he lives.

2 Chronicles 7:14

But they make themselves humble in my sight. They pray and look to me. And they turn from their evil ways. Then I will listen to them from heaven. I will forgive their sin. And I will heal their land. After all, they are my people.

Psalm 121:7

The Lord will keep you from every kind of harm. He will watch over your life.

Psalm 34:2

I will find my glory in knowing the Lord. Let those who are hurting hear me and be joyful.

Psalm 34:22

The Lord will save those who serve him. No one who goes to him for safety will be found guilty.

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord stands guard around those who have respect for him. And he saves them.

Psalm 34:8

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the person who goes to him for safety.

Exodus 1:7

The people of Israel had many children. The number of them greatly increased. There were so many of them that they filled the land.

Isaiah 47:4

The one who sets us free is the Holy One of Israel. His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All.

Isaiah 63:9

When they suffered, he suffered with them. He sent his angel to save them. He set them free because he is loving and kind. He lifted them up and carried them. He did it again and again in days long ago.

Jeremiah 14:9

Why are you like a man taken by surprise? Why are you like a soldier who can’t save anyone? Lord, you are among us. And we are your people. Please don’t desert us!

Jeremiah 15:21

“I will save you from the hands of evil people. I will set you free from those who treat you badly.”

Amos 9:12

Then my people will take control of those who are left alive in Edom. They will also possess all the nations that belong to me,” announces the Lord. He will do all these things.

Malachi 3:1

The Lord who rules over all says, “I will send my messenger. He will prepare my way for me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant will come. He is the one you long for.”

Numbers 1:46

The total number of men was 603,550.

Matthew 6:13

Keep us from sinning when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.’

John 17:15

I do not pray that you will take them out of the world. I pray that you will keep them safe from the evil one.

Acts 15:17

Then everyone else can look to the Lord. This includes all the Gentiles who belong to me, says the Lord. The Lord is the one who does these things.’ (Amos 9:11,12)

Romans 8:23

And that’s not all. We have the Holy Spirit as the promise of future blessing. But we also groan inside ourselves. We do this as we look forward to the time when God adopts us as full members of his family. Then he will give us everything he has for us. He will raise our bodies and give glory to them.

1 Corinthians 10:4

They all drank the same spiritual water. They drank from the spiritual rock that went with them. That rock was Christ.

1 Corinthians 10:9

We should not test the Messiah, as some of them did. They were killed by snakes.

Deuteronomy 28:10

All the nations on earth will see that you belong to the Lord. And they will be afraid of you.

Deuteronomy 33:17

His glory is like the glory of a bull born first to its mother. His horns are like the horns of a wild ox. He will use them to destroy the nations. He’ll wipe out the nations that are very far away. The ten thousands of men in Ephraim’s army are like the bull and the ox. So are the thousands in the army of Manasseh.”

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will save me from every evil attack. He will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Give him glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.

Hebrews 11:21

Jacob had faith. So he blessed each of Joseph’s sons. He blessed them when he was dying. Because of his faith he worshiped God. Jacob worshiped as he leaned on the top of his walking stick.

Joshua 17:17

Joshua spoke again to the people in Joseph’s family line. He said to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh, “There are large numbers of you. And you are very powerful. You will have more than one piece of land.