Keraia
Genesis 48

Genesis 48:6

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh · Genesis 48:1–22
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Translations

Modern
Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.
Traditional
And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Literal
And your offspring, whom you beget after them, shall be yours. By the name of their brothers they will be called in their inheritance.
Latin
Reliquos autem quos genueris post eos, tui erunt, et nomine fratrum suorum vocabuntur in possessionibus suis.

Original

Hebrew
English
Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.

Notes

Genesis 48:5–7

Jacob remembered Rachel (see 35:16–20) and blessed Joseph by making his two sons equal heirs with his other sons. The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh would share equally with Jacob's other tribes (see Joshua 16–17). Jacob also gave Ephraim, Joseph’s younger son, the birthright (see 1 Chronicles 5:1–2). Because of this blessing, Ephraim and Manasseh became large and powerful tribes (see Joshua 17:14–18).

Genesis 48:1–22

When Jacob blessed Ephraim and Manasseh, he showed faith in God's promise to continue. He understood that God's ways differ from human ways. From Jacob's long life, the writer of Hebrews chose the blessing of Joseph's sons as his greatest act of faith (Hebrews 11:21). Jacob followed God's will by giving the main blessing to the younger son instead of the older one, without any trickery or negative outcomes.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jacob Joseph Blessing Symbolic Numbers

Glossary

Book of Exodus Genesis, Book of Jacob Joshua, Book of Manasseh (Person) Manasseh, Tribe of Patriarchs, Period of the