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Genesis 41:50-52
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50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. 51 Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh[a] and said, ‘It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.’ 52 The second son he named Ephraim[b] and said, ‘It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.’

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  1. Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.
  2. Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful.
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