Genesis 41:52
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52 And the name of the second he called [a]Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be (A)fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
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- Genesis 41:52 Lit. Fruitfulness
Genesis 49:22
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22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough,
A fruitful bough by a well;
His branches run over the wall.
Genesis 50:23
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23 Joseph saw Ephraim’s children (A)to the third generation. (B)The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, (C)were also brought up 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 (A)nations of you, and (B)kings shall come from you.
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Genesis 28:3
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3 “May (A)God Almighty bless you,
And make you (B)fruitful and multiply you,
That you may be an assembly of peoples;
Amos 6:6
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6 Who (A)drink wine from bowls,
And anoint yourselves with the best ointments,
(B)But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Isaiah 40:1-2
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God’s People Are Comforted(A)
40 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!”
Says your God.
2 “Speak [a]comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her,
That her warfare is ended,
That her iniquity is pardoned;
(B)For she has received from the Lord’s hand
Double for all her sins.”
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- Isaiah 40:2 Lit. to the heart of
Psalm 105:17-18
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17 (A)He sent a man before them—
Joseph—who (B)was sold as a slave.
18 (C)They hurt his feet with fetters,
[a]He was laid in irons.
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- Psalm 105:18 His soul came into iron
Genesis 48:16-19
New King James Version
16 The Angel (A)who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let (B)my name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them (C)grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
17 Now when Joseph saw that his father (D)laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head. 18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
19 But his father refused and said, (E)“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly (F)his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”
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Genesis 30:6-13
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6 Then Rachel said, “God has (A)judged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name [a]Dan. 7 And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Then Rachel said, “With [b]great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name [c]Naphtali.
9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and (B)gave her to Jacob as wife. 10 And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son. 11 Then Leah said, [d]“A troop comes!” So she called his name [e]Gad. 12 And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. 13 Then Leah said, “I am happy, for the daughters (C)will call me blessed.” So she called his name [f]Asher.
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- Genesis 30:6 Lit. Judge
- Genesis 30:8 Lit. wrestlings of God
- Genesis 30:8 Lit. My Wrestling
- Genesis 30:11 So with Qr., Syr., Tg.; Kt., LXX, Vg. in fortune
- Genesis 30:11 Lit. Troop or Fortune
- Genesis 30:13 Lit. Happy
Genesis 29:32-35
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32 So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name [a]Reuben; for she said, “The Lord has surely (A)looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.” 33 Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am [b]unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” And she called his name [c]Simeon. 34 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called [d]Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name (B)Judah.[e] Then she stopped bearing.
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- Genesis 29:32 Lit. See, a Son
- Genesis 29:33 Lit. hated
- Genesis 29:33 Lit. Heard
- Genesis 29:34 Lit. Attached
- Genesis 29:35 Lit. Praise
Acts 7:10
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10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, (A)and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
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