Genesis 50:23

New Living Translation

He lived to see three generations of descendants of his son Ephraim, and he lived to see the birth of the children of Manasseh’s son Makir, whom he claimed as his own.

Cross References

Genesis 30:3

Then Rachel told him, “Take my maid, Bilhah, and sleep with her. She will bear children for me, and through her I can have a family, too.”

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”

Genesis 49:12

His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.

Genesis 50:22

So Joseph and his brothers and their families continued to live in Egypt. Joseph lived to the age of 110.

1 Chronicles 7:14

The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.

Job 42:16

Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.

Psalm 128:6

May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace!

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; parents are the pride of their children.

Numbers 32:33

So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands.

Numbers 32:39

Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there.

Joshua 17:1

The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them.