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Genesis 48:16

the angel who has protected me from all harm, may he bless these boys. 1 May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. 1 May they 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

15Israel blessed Joseph, saying, 1 “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, 1 the God who has cared for me to this day, 1

17When Joseph saw his father place his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him. He took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:7The angel of Yahweh found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring that is on the way to Shur.

Genesis 28:13Behold, Yahweh stood above it and said, “I am Yahweh, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.

Genesis 32:28The man said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel. For you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Genesis 49:22Joseph is a fruitful bough, 1 a fruitful bough near a spring, 1 whose branches climb over the wall. 1

Exodus 3:2There the angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush. Moses looked, and behold, the bush was burning, but the bush was not burned up.

Numbers 1:46They counted 603,550 men.

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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