Genesis 48:16 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. - Free Bible Online

Genesis 48:16 The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; And may my name live on in them, And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."


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Questions Related to this Verse

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Genesis 48 Images and Notes

Brief Summary: Jacob tells of the appearance of God to him in Luz, Jacob adopts Ephraim and Manasseh as his own children, Jacob blesses Joseph, Jacob puts Ephraim before Manasseh, The seed of Ephraim shall become a multitude of nations, the children of Israel shall come again into the land of their fathers

Outline
1 Joseph with his sons visits his sick father
2 Jacob strengthens himself to bless them
3 Jacob repeats the promise
5 Jacob takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own
7 Jacob tells Joseph of his mother's grave
8 Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
17 Jacob prefers the younger before the elder
21 Jacob prophesies about their return to Canaan

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Blessings
everlasting possession
they are mine
name of their brethren
inheritance
bowed himself with his face to the earth
crossing his hands
firstborn
adoption of children

Ancient Topics
God Almighty
The Angel which redeemed me
God shall be with you
one portion above thy brethren
which I took out of the hand of the Amorite
with my sword and with my bow

Ancient People
Jacob, Joseph, Ephriam, Manasseh, Reuben, Simeon, Rachael
Abraham and Isaac
Amorite

Geography
Luz
The land of Canaan
Padan
Ephrath
Bethlehem

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Creation
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The Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob and the 12 Tribes
Joseph and Egypt
 

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Free Bible Online Picture Study Bible, King James Version. New York: American Bible Society: www.free-bible.com, 1995-2013. Bible History Picture Study Bible. Dec 22, 2024.


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