Genesis 50:22-23
Summary for Gen 50:22-23: 50:22-23 a Joseph lived to see his great-great-grandchildren by Ephraim, and his great-grandchildren by Manasseh—a sign of God’s blessing (see Ps 128:6 b; Prov 17:6 c; Isa 53:10 d).50:23 e whom he claimed as his own (literally who were born on Joseph’s knees): Placing them on his knees at their birth was a symbolic act signifying that they came from him and belonged to him (cp. Job 3:12 f).
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