Genesis 48:5

Overview - Genesis 48
Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.
Jacob strengthens himself to bless them.
He repeats God's promise.
He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons.
He tells Joseph of his mother's grave.
He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh.
17 He prefers the younger before the elder.
21 He prophesies their return to Canaan.
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Genesis 48:5  (King James Version)
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
 


two sons
41:50-52 46:20 Joshua 13:7 ; 14:4 16:1-17:18 :18

are mine
Leviticus 20:26 ; Numbers 1:10 Numbers 1:32-35 ; 26:28-37 Isaiah 43:1 ; Ezekiel 16:8 ; Malachi 3:17
2 Corinthians 6:18 ; Ephesians 1:5

Reuben
1 Chronicles 5:1 1 Chronicles 5:2 ; Revelation 7:6 Revelation 7:7