1 Chronicles 5:1 References
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Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for ahe was the firstborn, but because bhe defiled his father's bed, chis birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.
c Genesis 48:15-22
Genesis 48
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He blessed Joseph, and said, "aThe God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, bThe God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,
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aThe angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bBless the lads; And may my name live on in them, And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And cmay they grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
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When Joseph saw that his father alaid his right hand on Ephraim's head, it displeased him; and he grasped his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
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Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand on his head."
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But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people and he also will be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and ahis descendants shall become a multitude of nations."
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aHe blessed them that day, saying, "By you Israel will pronounce blessing, saying, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh!'"