MANASSEH


Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the New 
York Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

GEN 41:50  Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by 
Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

51  Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because God has 
made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household."

46:20  In Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath 
daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

48:1  Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his 
two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him.

5  "Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here 
will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben 
and Simeon are mine.

6  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.

7  As I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow 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).

8  When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, "Who are these?"

9  "They are the sons God has given me here," Joseph said to his father. 
Then Israel said, "Bring them to me so I may bless them."

10  Now Israel's eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly 
see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them 
and embraced them.

11  Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and 
now God has allowed me to see your children too."

12  Then Joseph removed them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his 
face to the ground.

13  And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel's left 
hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel's right hand, and brought them 
close to him.

14  But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim's head, 
though he was the younger, and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on 
Manasseh's head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.

15  Then he blessed Joseph and said, "May the God before whom my fathers 
Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to 
this day,

16  the Angel who has delivered me from all harm--may he bless these boys. 
May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and 
Isaac, and may they increase greatly upon the earth."

17  When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim's head he 
was displeased; so he took hold of his father's hand to move it from 
Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.

18  Joseph said to him, "No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your 
right hand on his head."

19  But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will 
become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger 
brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of 
nations."

20  He blessed them that day and said, "In your name will Israel pronounce 
this blessing: 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'" So he put 
Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

REV 7:6  from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, 
from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

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