Genesis 48:19
New King James Version
19 But his father refused and said, (A)“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly (B)his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”
Read full chapter
Deuteronomy 33:17
New King James Version
17 His glory is like a (A)firstborn bull,
And his horns like the (B)horns of the wild ox;
Together with them
(C)He shall push the peoples
To the ends of the earth;
(D)They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,
And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
Genesis 17:20-21
New King James Version
20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and (A)will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget (B)twelve princes, (C)and I will make him a great nation. 21 But My (D)covenant I will establish with Isaac, (E)whom Sarah shall bear to you at this (F)set time next year.”
Read full chapter
Numbers 1:33-35
New King James Version
33 those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.
34 From the (A)children of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 35 those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
Read full chapter
Genesis 25:28
New King James Version
28 And Isaac loved Esau because he (A)ate of his game, (B)but Rebekah loved Jacob.
Read full chapter
Revelation 7:8
New King James Version
8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.
Revelation 7:6
New King James Version
6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;
Ezekiel 27:10
New King James Version
10 “Those from Persia, [a]Lydia, and [b]Libya
Were in your army as men of war;
They hung shield and helmet in you;
They gave splendor to you.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:10 Heb. Lud
- Ezekiel 27:10 Heb. Put
Isaiah 7:17
New King James Version
17 (A)The Lord will bring the king of Assyria upon you and your people and your father’s house—days that have not come since the day that (B)Ephraim departed from Judah.”
Read full chapter
Ruth 4:11-12
New King James Version
11 And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. (A)The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who (B)built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in (C)Ephrathah and be famous in (D)Bethlehem. 12 May your house be like the house of (E)Perez, (F)whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of (G)the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman.”
Read full chapter
Deuteronomy 1:10
New King James Version
10 The Lord your God has multiplied you, (A)and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude.
Read full chapter
Numbers 2:19-21
New King James Version
19 And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.
20 “Next to him comes the tribe of Manasseh, and the leader of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.” 21 And his army was numbered at thirty-two thousand two hundred.
Read full chapter
Genesis 48:14
New King James Version
14 Then Israel stretched out his right hand and (A)laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, (B)guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the (C)firstborn.
Read full chapterScripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
