Genesis 41:51

51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for God, , has made me forget all my toils, and all my father's house.

Genesis 41:51 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:51

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh
Which signifies forgetfulness, as the reason of it shows: for God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my
father's house;
all his toil and labour in Potiphar's house, and especially in the prison; and all the injuries his brethren had done him; all this he was made to forget by the grandeur and honour, wealth and riches, power and authority he was possessed of; and indeed he had so much business upon his hands, that he had scarce time to think of his father, and his family.

Genesis 41:51 In-Context

49 And Joseph gathered very much corn as the sand of the sea, until it could not be numbered, for there was no number .

50 And to Joseph were born two sons, before the seven years of famine came, which Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, bore to him.

51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for God, , has made me forget all my toils, and all my father's house.

52 And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for God, , has increased me in the land of my humiliation.

53 And the seven years of plenty passed away, which were in the land of Egypt.

Footnotes

• [a]. Gr. things belong to my father.