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52 He named the second son Ephraim. He said, “Yes, God has made me fruitful in the land where I was afflicted.”[a]

53 So the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end. 54 The seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in the whole land of Egypt there was bread.

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  1. Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful.