Genesis 48:16

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 48:16  (King James Version)
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
 


Angel
16:7-13 28:15 31:11-13 Exodus 3:2-6 ; Exodus 23:20 Exodus 23:21 Judges 2:1-4 ; 6:21-24
Judges 13:21 Judges 13:22 ; Psalms 34:7 Psalms 34:22 ; 121:7 Isaiah 47:4 ; 63:9 Hosea 12:4 Hosea 12:5 ; Malachi 3:1
Acts 7:30-35 ; 1 Corinthians 10:4 1 Corinthians 10:9

redeemed
Psalms 34:2 ; Matthew 6:13 ; John 17:15 ; Romans 8:23 ; 2 Timothy 4:18 ; Titus 2:14

my name
5 ; 32:28 Deuteronomy 28:10 ; 2 Chronicles 7:14 ; Jeremiah 14:9 ; Amos 9:12 ; Acts 15:17

grow into
Hebrew as fishes do increase.
Genesis 1:21 Genesis 1:22 Numbers 1:46 ; Numbers 26:34 Numbers 26:37
Fish are the most prolific of all animals: a tench lays Genesis 48:1 Genesis 48:000 ; eggs, a carp Genesis 48:20 Genesis 48:000 ; and Leuwenhoek counted in a
middling sized cod, 9,384,000.* a multitude.
49:22 Ex 1:7 Nu 26:28-37 De 33:17 Jos 17:17