Genesis 50:23
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 50
“And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.”Genesis 50:23
What Does Genesis 50:23 Mean?
Genesis 50:23 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 50, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Genesis 50:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 128:6“Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel.”Job 42:16“After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.”Genesis 41:52“And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”Numbers 32:39“And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.”Genesis 30:3“And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.”Joshua 17:1“There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.”Genesis 48:19“And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.”Numbers 32:33“And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.”Job 3:12“Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?”Proverbs 17:6“Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.”Genesis 48:1“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.”Genesis 49:12“His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.”Deuteronomy 3:15“And I gave Gilead unto Machir.”1 Chronicles 2:21“And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.”1 Chronicles 7:14“The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:”Psalms 127:5“Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.”
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