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Genesis 48:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 48:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 48
Jacob Adopts and Blesses Joseph’s Sons.[a] 1 Some time later, Joseph was told, “Behold, your father is ill.” So he brought his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him. 2 When Jacob was told, “Behold your son Joseph is here for you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
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- Genesis 48:1 In Israel, there was no tribe of Joseph, but two tribes bore the name of his eldest sons Ephraim and Manasseh; the tribe of Ephraim was the stronger one and had become the leader of the tribes that revolted (1 Ki 11:26-31) and formed the northern kingdom after the schism of 931 B.C. The present passage wishes to explain in advance this rupture of the political and religious unity. It contains bits and pieces of diverse traditions.
