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48 So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them.
49 Joseph gathered very much grain, aas the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.  
50 aAnd to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him.  
51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn1 Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my afather’s house.”  
52 And the name of the second he called1 Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be afruitful in the land of my affliction.”  
53 Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended,
54 aand the seven years of famine began to come, bas Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.  
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Genesis 41:50.

Genesis 41:50-52

So here we have Joseph rising to power. Pharaoh giving him pretty much total control, giving him a wife to marry, and then consequently he had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. This is the order in which they were born. Manasseh first and then Ephraim. And it is important that we understand here the indication of the meaning of their names. Manasseh means "making forgetful" or "made to forget." And Ephraim means "fruitfulness" or "prosperity." We are going to be hearing a lot about that in this sermon. Joseph himself, the name Joseph, means "He will add," meaning God will add or simply, his name means "increase."

Excerpted from The Doctrine of Israel (Part Twelve): Joseph



Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Genesis 41:50:

Genesis 48:14-20
Genesis 48:19


 
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