Genesis 48:19

Tree of Life Version

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will become great. But his younger brother will become greater than he and his seed will be the fullness of the nations.”

Cross References

Genesis 17:4

“For My part, because My covenant is with you, you will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 25:23

Adonai said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from your body will be separated. One people will be stronger than the other people, but the older will serve the younger.”

Genesis 25:28

Now Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for wild game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 28:14

Your seed will be as the dust of the land, and you will burst forth to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed—and in your seed.

Genesis 46:3

“I am God, the God of your father,” He said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will turn you into a great nation there.

Genesis 48:14

But Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it upon Ephraim’s head (though he was the younger), and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, crossing his hands (though Manasseh was the firstborn).

Genesis 48:18

Joseph said to his father, “Not like that, my father, because this one’s the firstborn. Put your right hand upon his head.”

Isaiah 7:17

Adonai will bring—on you, on your people and on your father’s house such days as have never come since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—the king of Assyria!

Ezekiel 27:10

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

Deuteronomy 1:10

Adonai your God has multiplied you—and here you are today, like the stars of the heavens in number.

Deuteronomy 33:17

The firstborn ox—majesty is his. His horns are the horns of the wild ox. With them he gores peoples, all at once, to the ends of the earth. They are the myriads of Ephraim, 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.