GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:1 When Jacob is very old and close to death, he pronounces a variety of blessings on his sons. He first blesses Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (ch. Genesis 48:1), and then all his own sons (Genesis 49:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); f... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:3 Jacob refers to the appearance of God at Bethel, recalling God’s promises there (see Genesis 28:13). He elevates his grandsons EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH to the status of full sons, on par with REUBEN AND SIMEON (Genesis 48:5). Later, this will result in Joseph’s descendants b... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:8 With his eyesight failing, Jacob finds it difficult to identify Joseph’s two sons. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:13 By placing his RIGHT HAND on the head of EPHRAIM (v. Genesis 48:13), Jacob gives him priority over his older brother MANASSEH (see Genesis 41:51). Joseph protests, thinking his father has mistakenly placed his right hand on the wrong head (Genesis 48:17). Jacob insists... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:21 Jacob anticipates that, after his death, his family will return to Canaan. He gives Joseph ONE MOUNTAIN SLOPE that he took from the Amorites, possibly referring to Genesis 34:25 (see Genesis 33:18; Joshua 24:32). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]