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Genesis 41:50-52
Two sons were born to Joseph before the famine came. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, was their mother.Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying,“ Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s house.”He named the second child Ephraim, saying,“ Certainly God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
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Joshua 14:4
The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions.
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Genesis 46:20
Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore them to him.
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Joshua 13:7
Now, divide up this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
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1 Chronicles 5 1-1 Chronicles 5 2
The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn–( Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records.Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)
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Joshua 16:1-10
The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.Joseph’s descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land.The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.It then extended on to the sea, with Micmethath on the north. It turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and crossed it on the east to Janoah.It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and extended to the Jordan River.From Tappuah it went westward to the Valley of Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the land assigned to the tribe of Ephraim by its clans.Also included were the cities set apart for the tribe of Ephraim within Manasseh’s territory, along with their towns.The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.
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Numbers 26:28-37
The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.The Manassehites: from Machir, the family of the Machirites( now Machir became the father of Gilead); from Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.These were the Gileadites: from Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; from Helek, the family of the Helekites;from Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; from Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;from Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; from Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.Now Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.These were the families of Manasseh; those numbered of them were 52,700.These are the Ephraimites by their families: from Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; from Beker, the family of the Bekerites; from Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.Now these were the Shuthelahites: from Eran, the family of the Eranites.These were the families of the Ephraimites, according to those numbered of them, 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.
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Isaiah 43:1
Now, this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel:“ Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.
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Leviticus 20:26
You must be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the other peoples to be mine.
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Numbers 1:32-35
From the sons of Joseph: From the descendants of Ephraim: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Ephraim were 40,500.From the descendants of Manasseh: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name.Those of them who were numbered from the tribe of Manasseh were 32,200.
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Malachi 3:17
“ They will belong to me,” says the LORD who rules over all,“ in the day when I prepare my own special property. I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
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2 Corinthians 6 18
and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” says the All- Powerful Lord.
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Revelation 7:6-7
from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand,from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand,
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Numbers 1:10
from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
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Ezekiel 16:8
“‘ Then I passed by you and watched you, noticing that you had reached the age for love. I spread my cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I swore a solemn oath to you and entered into a marriage covenant with you, declares the sovereign LORD, and you became mine.
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Ephesians 1:5
He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will–
