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The children born to you after them will be yours, but for purposes of inheritance they are to be counted with their older brothers.

“Now as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died suddenly, as we were traveling through the land of Kena‘an, while we were still some distance from Efrat; so I buried her there on the way to Efrat (also known as Beit-Lechem).”

Then Isra’el noticed Yosef’s sons and asked, “Whose are these?”

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Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers. As I was returning from Paddan,[a](A) to my sorrow(B) Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).(C)

When Israel(D) saw the sons of Joseph,(E) he asked, “Who are these?”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:7 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia