Genesis 41:52
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52 The second he named Ephraim,[a] “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortunes.”(A)
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- 41.52 In Heb Ephraim is related to the word for fruitful
Genesis 49:22
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22 Joseph is a fruitful bough,[a]
a fruitful bough by a spring;
his branches run over the wall.[b](A)
Genesis 50:23
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23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation; the children of Machir son of Manasseh were also born on Joseph’s knees.
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Genesis 17:6
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6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.(A)
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Acts 7:10
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10 and rescued him from all his afflictions and enabled him to win favor and to show wisdom when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.(A)
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Amos 6:6
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6 who drink wine from bowls
and anoint themselves with the finest oils
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!(A)
Isaiah 40:1-2
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God’s People Are Comforted
40 Comfort, O comfort my people,
says your God.(A)
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that she has served her term,
that her penalty is paid,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.(B)
Psalm 105:17-18
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17 he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.(A)
18 His feet were hurt with fetters;
his neck was put in a collar of iron;(B)
Genesis 48:16-19
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16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the boys,
and in them let my name be perpetuated and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac,
and let them grow into a multitude on the earth.”(A)
17 When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, so he took his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.(B) 18 Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father! Since this one is the firstborn, put your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”(C)
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Genesis 30:6-13
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6 Then Rachel said, “God has judged me and has also heard my voice and given me a son”; therefore she named him Dan.[a](A) 7 Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Then Rachel said, “With mighty wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister and have prevailed,” so she named him Naphtali.[b](B)
9 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.(C) 10 Then Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 And Leah said, “Good fortune!” So she named him Gad.[c] 12 Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 And Leah said, “Happy am I! For the women will call me happy,” so she named him Asher.[d](D)
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Genesis 29:32-35
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32 Leah conceived and bore a son, and she named him Reuben,[a] for she said, “Because the Lord has looked on my affliction, surely now my husband will love me.”(A) 33 She conceived again and bore a son and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also,” and she named him Simeon.[b] 34 Again she conceived and bore a son and said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons”; therefore he was named Levi.[c](B) 35 She conceived again and bore a son and said, “This time I will praise the Lord,” therefore she named him Judah;[d] then she ceased bearing.(C)
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Genesis 28:3
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3 May God Almighty[a] bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples.(A)
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- 28.3 Traditional rendering of Heb El Shaddai
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