Genesis 48:15-20

¹⁵Then he blessed Joseph and said:

“May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,

the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

¹⁶the angel who has redeemed me from all harm —

may He bless these boys.

And may they be called by my name

and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,

and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

¹⁷When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

¹⁸“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

¹⁹But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”

²⁰So that day Jacob blessed them and said:

“By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing:

‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

— Genesis 48:15-20

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Cross References for Genesis 48:15-20

• Psalm 34:22
• Ruth 4:11-12
• Deuteronomy 33:17
• Genesis 49:22
• Genesis 48:5
• Genesis 17:1
• Genesis 48:14
• Hebrews 11:21
• Genesis 28:3
• 2 Timothy 4:18

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