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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Genesis 48:5

thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh—It was the intention of the aged patriarch to adopt Joseph's sons as his own, thus giving him a double portion. The reasons for this procedure are stated (I Chronicles 5:1-2).

are mine—Though their connections might have attached them to Egypt and opened to them brilliant prospects in the land of their nativity, they willingly accepted the adoption (Hebrews 11:25).

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Genesis 48:5:

Joshua 14:4
1 Chronicles 5:1
Ezekiel 47:13

 

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