Genesis 48
Overview
48:1 Joseph with his sons visits his sick father;
48:2 Jacob strengthens himself to bless them;
48:3 He repeats God's promise;
48:5 He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons;
48:7 He tells Joseph of his mother's grave;
48:8 He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh;
48:17 He prefers the younger before the elder;
48:21 He prophesies their return to Canaan. Verse 1thy fatherJohn 11:3 his two sonsGenesis 41:50-52, 46:20, 50:23; Job 42:16; Psalm 128:6ReciprocalGenesis 30:24 - And she; 47:31 - And Israel bowed; 49:22 - a fruitful; Numbers 1:32 - General; 1:34 - Manasseh; 2 Kings 13:14 - fallen sick; Ecclesiastes 7:2 - better; Matthew 19:13 - brought; John 11:1 - was sick Verse 2strengthenedDeuteronomy 3:28; 1 Samuel 23:16; Nehemiah 2:18; Psalm 41:3; Proverbs 23:15; Ephesians 6:10ReciprocalGenesis 47:31 - And Israel bowed; 1 Chronicles 28:2 - stood up Verse 3GodGenesis 17:1, 28:3, 35:11; Exodus 6:3; Revelation 21:11 appearedGenesis 28:12-19, 35:6, 35:7, 35:9, 35:11, 35:12; Hosea 12:4 LuzJudges 1:23ReciprocalGenesis 18:1 - appeared; 28:13 - the Lord stood; 28:19 - the name; Exodus 3:18 - met; 4:5 - the Lord; Psalm 77:15 - the sons; 2 Corinthians 6:18 - the Lord; Habakkuk 3:1 - the heirs; Revelation 1:8 - the Almighty Verse 4Behold IGenesis 12:2, 13:15, 13:16, 22:17, 26:4, 28:3, 28:13-15, 32:12, 35:11, 46:3, 47:27; Exodus 1:7, 1:11 will giveDeuteronomy 32:8; Amos 9:14, 9:15 everlastingGenesis 17:8, 17:13Reciprocal35:9 - General; 35:12 - the land; 46:20 - Manasseh; Psalm 127:3 - children; Malachi 1:2 - yet I; Habakkuk 3:1 - multiplying; 3:1 - the heirs Verse 5two sonsGenesis 41:50-52, 46:20; Joshua 13:7, 14:4, 16:1-17:18 are mineLeviticus 20:26; Numbers 1:10, 1:32-35, 26:28-37; Isaiah 43:1; Ezekiel 16:8; Malachi 3:17; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Ephesians 1:5 Reuben1 Chronicles 5:1, 5:2; Revelation 7:6, 7:7ReciprocalGenesis 41:51 - called; 48:16 - my name; 49:22 - a fruitful; Exodus 2:10 - and he; Numbers 1:33 - the tribe; 2:18 - camp of Ephraim; Deuteronomy 33:13 - Joseph; Esther 2:7 - took; Ezekiel 47:13 - Joseph; 48:4 - Manasseh; Habakkuk 3:1 - faith Verse 6and shall be calledJoshua 14:4

Verse 7PadanGenesis 25:20 Rachel35:9, 35:16-19; 1 Samuel 10:2; Matthew 2:18, to Ephrath, Ruth 1:2; 1 Samuel 1:1, 17:12; Micah 5:2ReciprocalGenesis 29:17 - Rachel; 35:19 - Rachel died; Luke 2:4 - unto Verse 8ReciprocalAmos 5:6 - the house Verse 9my sonsGenesis 30:2, 33:5; Ruth 4:11-14; 1 Samuel 1:20, 1:27, 2:20, 2:21; 1 Chronicles 25:5, 26:4, 26:5; Psalm 127:3; Isaiah 8:18, 56:3-5 bless themGenesis 27:4, 27:28, 27:29, 27:34-40, 28:3, 28:4, 49:28; Deuteronomy 33:1; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalGenesis 14:19 - he blessed; Deuteronomy 33:13 - Joseph; Matthew 19:13 - brought; Luke 24:50 - he lifted; Habakkuk 2:13 - which Verse 10the eyesGenesis 27:1; 1 Samuel 3:2, 4:15 dimHeb. heavy, Isaiah 6:10, 59:1 kissedGenesis 27:27, 31:55, 45:15; 1 Kings 19:20ReciprocalDeuteronomy 34:7 - his eye; 1 Kings 14:4 - for his eyes; Ecclesiastes 12:2 - the sun; Acts 20:1 - embraced Verse 11I had notGenesis 37:33, 37:35, 42:36, 45:26 GodEphesians 3:20ReciprocalPsalm 107:41 - maketh; Philippians 2:28 - ye see; 1 Thessalonians 2:17 - endeavoured Verse 12he bowed himselfJoseph thus shewed that his external greatness did not render him forgetful of the respect due to his father. The Egyptians were remarkable for the reverence paid to old age: "for if a young person meet his senior, he instantly turns aside to make way for him; if an aged person enter an apartment, the youth always rise from their seats;" and Mr. Savary observes, that the same reverence is still paid to old age in Egypt. Genesis 18:2, 19:1, 23:7, 33:3, 42:6; Exodus 20:12, 34:8; Leviticus 19:3, 19:32; 1 Kings 2:19; 2 Kings 4:37; Proverbs 31:28; Ephesians 6:1

Verse 13ReciprocalGenesis 41:51 - called; 46:20 - Manasseh; Numbers 26:28 - General; Matthew 25:33 - his Verse 14his right handExodus 15:6; Psalm 110:1, 118:16 and laidNumbers 8:10, 8:18; Deuteronomy 34:9; Matthew 19:13, 19:15, 6:5, 16:18; Luke 4:40, 13:13; Acts 6:6; 8:17-19, 13:3; 1 Timothy 4:14, 5:22 guidingGenesis 48:19 firstborn48:18, 41:51, 46:20Reciprocal48:17 - laid his; Numbers 2:18 - camp of Ephraim; 26:29 - Machir; 2 Samuel 19:20 - Joseph; Ezekiel 48:4 - Manasseh; Matthew 25:33 - his; Mark 10:16 - General; Acts 3:25 - the children Verse 15blessedGenesis 48:16, 27:4, 28:3, 49:28; Deuteronomy 33:1; Habakkuk 3:1 did walkGenesis 5:22-24, 6:9, 17:1, 24:20; 1 Kings 3:6; Psalm 16:8; Isaiah 30:21; Jeremiah 8:2; Luke 1:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 2 Corinthians 1:12; Colossians 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:12 fed meGenesis 28:20, 28:22; Psalm 23:1, 37:3, 103:4, 103:5; Ecclesiastes 2:24, 2:25, 5:12, 5:18, 6:7; Isaiah 33:16; Matthew 6:25-34; 1 Timothy 6:6-10ReciprocalGenesis 16:10 - the angel; 17:21 - my; 24:40 - before; 24:60 - they; 28:1 - blessed; 31:5 - the God; 31:11 - the angel; Numbers 22:22 - and the angel; Deuteronomy 33:13 - Joseph; Ruth 1:6 - in giving; 2 Kings 25:30 - all the days of his life; 1 Chronicles 5:1 - birthright; 17:16 - that thou hast; Psalm 20:1 - God; 25:10 - the paths; Proverbs 30:8 - feed; Hosea 12:4 - angel; Zechariah 3:6 - the; 12:8 - as the; Malachi 3:1 - even; Luke 22:35 - lacked; John 1:18 - he hath; Acts 7:30 - an; Philippians 2:6 - thought; 4:19 - supply; 1 Timothy 6:8 - General; Habakkuk 3:1 - the less; Revelation 8:3 - another Verse 16AngelGenesis 16:7-13, 28:15, 31:11-13; Exodus 3:2-6, 23:20, 23:21; Judges 2:1-4, 6:21-24; 13:21, 13:22; Psalm 34:7, 34:22, 121:7; Isaiah 47:4, 63:9; Hosea 12:4, 12:5; Malachi 3:1; Acts 7:30-35; 1 Corinthians 10:4, 10:9 redeemedPsalm 34:2; Matthew 6:13; John 17:15; Romans 8:23; 2 Timothy 4:18; Titus 2:14 my nameGenesis 48:5, 32:28; Deuteronomy 28:10; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 14:9; Amos 9:12; Acts 15:17 grow intoHeb. as fishes do increase, Genesis 1:21, 1:22; Numbers 1:46, 26:34, 26:37
Fish are the most prolific of all animals: atench lays 1,000 eggs, a carp 20,000, and Leuwenhoek counted in a middling sized cod, 9,384,000.a multitudeGenesis 49:22; Exodus 1:7; Numbers 26:28-37; Deuteronomy 33:17; Joshua 17:17ReciprocalGenesis 16:10 - the angel; 24:60 - they; 32:24 - man; 41:52 - Ephraim; 48:15 - blessed; Exodus 4:13 - send; 32:13 - I will multiply; Numbers 22:22 - and the angel; Judges 6:11 - an angel; 1 Samuel 26:24 - let him deliver; 2 Samuel 4:9 - who hath; 1 Kings 1:29 - hath; 2 Kings 25:30 - all the days of his life; 1 Chronicles 4:10 - that thou; 17:16 - that thou hast; Psalm 20:1 - God; 25:10 - the paths; 31:5 - thou; 34:6 - saved; 54:7 - For he; 71:23 - my soul; 72:14 - he shall; 103:4 - redeemeth; Proverbs 12:13 - but; 30:8 - feed; Ecclesiastes 5:6 - before; Isaiah 29:22 - who redeemed; Jeremiah 15:21 - deliver; Lamentations 3:58 - thou hast redeemed; Hosea 9:11 - their; Zechariah 3:1 - the angel; 3:6 - the; 12:8 - as the; Luke 11:4 - but; John 1:18 - he hath; Acts 7:10 - delivered; 12:15 - It is; Philippians 2:6 - thought; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 - and; 2 Timothy 3:11 - but; Revelation 8:3 - another
Verse 17laid hisGenesis 48:14 displeased himHeb. was evil in his eyes, 28:8, 38:10; Numbers 11:1, 22:34 *marg. 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Kings 16:25; 1 Chronicles 21:7; Proverbs 24:18; Romans 9:7, 9:8, 9:11ReciprocalMatthew 25:33 - his Verse 18Not soGenesis 19:18; Exodus 10:11; Matthew 25:9; Acts 10:14, 11:8 for thisGenesis 27:15, 29:26, 43:33, 49:3Reciprocal41:51 - called; 48:14 - firstborn; Joshua 17:1 - the firstborn Verse 19I know itGenesis 48:14, 17:20, 17:21, 25:28; Numbers 1:33-35, 2:19-21; Deuteronomy 33:17; Isaiah 7:17; Ezekiel 27:10; Revelation 7:6, 7:8 becomeDeuteronomy 1:10; Ruth 4:11, 4:12 multitudeHeb. fulnessReciprocalGenesis 49:22 - a fruitful; 50:23 - the children; Numbers 1:35 - General; 10:22 - the camp; Joshua 17:14 - a great; 1 Samuel 3:2 - his eyes; 2 Kings 2:5 - I know it; 1 Chronicles 16:22 - prophets; Psalm 105:15 - and do; Isaiah 44:8 - have declared; Hosea 5:3 - Ephraim; 13:15 - he be; Luke 1:15 - great Verse 20Israel blessGenesis 24:60, 28:3; Ruth 4:11, 4:12 and he setNumbers 2:18-21, 7:48, 7:54, 10:22, 10:23, 13:8, 13:11, 13:16ReciprocalGenesis 46:20 - Manasseh; 49:22 - a fruitful; Numbers 1:35 - General; 6:23 - General; 2 Samuel 19:20 - Joseph; 1 Chronicles 16:22 - prophets; Psalm 105:15 - and do; Jeremiah 29:22 - shall be; Hosea 5:3 - Ephraim Verse 21BeholdGenesis 50:24; 1 Kings 2:2-4; Psalm 146:3, 146:4; Zechariah 1:5, 1:6; Luke 2:29; Acts 13:36; 2 Timothy 4:6; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1, 3:1-7:25; 2 Peter 1:14 GodGenesis 15:14, 28:15, 46:4; Deuteronomy 1:1-46, 31:8; Joshua 1:5, 1:9, 3:7, 23:14, 24:1-33; Psalm 18:46 landGenesis 12:5, 26:3, 37:1Reciprocal27:2 - I know not; 50:5 - I die; 50:6 - as he made; Exodus 13:19 - God; Numbers 14:9 - the Lord; Deuteronomy 31:3 - thy God; 2 Samuel 19:37 - I may die; Habakkuk 3:1 - General; 3:1 - all died Verse 22givenGenesis 33:19; Deuteronomy 21:17; Joshua 24:32; 1 Chronicles 5:2; Ezekiel 47:13; John 4:5 AmoriteGenesis 15:16, 34:28; Joshua 17:14-18; Judges 11:23; Amos 2:9ReciprocalJoshua 5:1 - all the kings; 2 Kings 6:22 - thy sword; 1 Chronicles 1:14 - Amorite