Genesis 48:20
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 48
“And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.”Genesis 48:20
What Does Genesis 48:20 Mean?
Genesis 48:20 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 48, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Genesis 48:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 6:23“Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,”Ruth 4:11“And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:”Jeremiah 29:22“And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;”Genesis 24:60“And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.”Genesis 28:3“And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;”2 Samuel 19:20“For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”Genesis 46:20“And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.”Numbers 2:18“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.”Numbers 7:48“On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:”Numbers 7:54“On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:”Numbers 10:22“And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.”Numbers 13:11“Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.”Numbers 13:16“These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.”Numbers 13:8“Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.”
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