Genesis 49:22

Jacob Blesses His Twelve Sons

²¹ Naphtali is a doe set free
that bears beautiful fawns. ²² Joseph is a fruitful vine,
a fruitful vine beside a spring;
its branches climb over the wall.
²³ The archers attacked him,
shot at him, and were hostile toward him.

Joseph

Genesis 41:52

And the second son he named Ephraim, meaning, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Genesis 30:22-24

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.

Genesis 46:27

And Joseph’s sons who were born to him in Egypt: two persons.
All those of Jacob’s household who had come to Egypt: 70 persons.

Genesis 48:1

Some time after this, Joseph was told, “Your father is weaker.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Genesis 48:5

Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.

Genesis 48:16

the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
may He bless these boys.
And may they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they grow to be numerous within the land.

Genesis 48:19-20

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”

Numbers 32:1-42

The Reubenites and Gadites had a very large number of livestock. When they surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, they saw that the region was a good one for livestock.

Deuteronomy 33:13-17

He said about Joseph:

May his land be blessed by the Lord
with the dew of heaven’s bounty
and the watery depths that lie beneath;

Joshua 16:1-10

The allotment for the descendants of Joseph went from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness ascending from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.

Joshua 17:14-17

Joseph’s descendants said to Joshua, “Why did you give us only one tribal allotment as an inheritance? We have many people, because the Lord has been blessing us greatly.”

Psalm 1:1-3

BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!

Psalm 128:1

A song of ascents.How happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in His ways!

Psalm 128:3

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house,
your sons, like young olive trees
around your table.

Ezekiel 19:11

It had strong branches, fit for the scepters of rulers;
its height towered among the clouds.
So it was conspicuous for its height
as well as its many branches.