Genesis 41:50-52
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The Sons of Joseph
50 Now before the year of famine came, (A)two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of [a]On, bore to him. 51 Joseph named the firstborn [b]Manasseh; “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all of my father’s household.” 52 And he named the second [c]Ephraim; “For,” he said, “(B)God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
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- Genesis 41:50 Or Heliopolis
- Genesis 41:51 I.e., making to forget
- Genesis 41:52 I.e., fruitfulness
Genesis 46:20
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20 (A)Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
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Genesis 48:1
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Israel’s Last Days
48 Now it came about after these things that [a]Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is sick.” So he took his two sons (A)Manasseh and Ephraim with him.
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- Genesis 48:1 Lit one said to Joseph
Joshua 14:4
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4 For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, (A)Manasseh and Ephraim, and they did not give a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for their livestock and for their property.
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