Genesis 48:1

Now after these things, Joseph was told, “Your father is sick.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

In Context

2When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you.” Jacob rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:20Joseph in the land of Egypt fathered Manasseh and Ephraim, whose mother was Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

John 11:3The sisters, therefore, sent this message to Jesus – ‘Master, your friend is ill’;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:1

The time drawing nigh that Israel must die, having, in the former chapter, given order about his burial, in this he takes leave of his grand-children by Joseph, and in the next of all his children. Thus Jacob's dying words are recorded, because he then spoke by a spirit of prophecy; Abraham's and Isaac's are not. God's gifts and graces shine forth much more in some saints than in others upon their death-beds. The Spirit, like the wind, blows where it listeth. In this chapter, I. Joseph, hearing of his father's… Read the whole commentary →

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