Genesis 48:16

the messenger who has delivered me from all evil, bless the boys; and let them be known as descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and let them grow into a multitude on the earth.”

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In The 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.

In Context

15He then blessed Joseph, saying, “The God whom my forefathers Abraham and Isaac revered and served, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long unto this day,

17But when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, and he seized his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:7The messenger of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring in the way to Shur.

Genesis 28:13The Lord also stood beside him and said, “I am the Lord, God of Abraham and God of Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and to your children.

Genesis 32:28Then he said, “Your name will be no longer Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with mortals and have won.”

Genesis 49:22Joseph, he is a fruitful branch, a fruitful branch by a spring, his tendrils run over the wall.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 48:9-22

Jacob Blesses the Sons of Joseph; Jacob's Dying Prophecy. ( b. c. 1689.) 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God… Read the whole commentary →

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