Genesis 48:19

The English Standar Version

But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude[4] of nations."

Cross References

Genesis 17:4

"Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 25:23

And the LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you[3] shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger."

Genesis 25:28

Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 28:14

Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 46:3

Then he said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation.

Genesis 48:14

And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn).

Genesis 48:18

And Joseph said to his father, "Not this way, my father; since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head."

Isaiah 7:17

The LORD will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father's house such days as have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah -- the king of Assyria."

Ezekiel 27:10

"Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.

Deuteronomy 1:10

The LORD your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven.

Deuteronomy 33:17

A firstborn bull[10] -- he has majesty, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he shall gore the peoples, all of them, to the ends of the earth; they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh."

Revelation 7:6

12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,

Revelation 7:8

12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.