Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



"Now, as for your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, they will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are. Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofSonsTwo SonsPeople Possessing Other Things

Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim's head, although he was the younger. Crossing his hands, he put his left hand on Manasseh's head, for Manasseh was the firstborn. Verse ConceptsFirstbornHandsLaying On Of HandsFirstborn SonsHands On HeadsLeft HandsLaying On Hands To HealBlessings For The Right Hand

Joseph's descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine Responsibility

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, "Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's house." Verse ConceptsFirstborn SonsForgetting ThingsGod Healing SorrowPeople With Apt NamesFamily ProblemsFamily First

Manasseh was allotted ten shares of land, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan, Verse ConceptsTen ThingsBeyond Jordan

Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem.

Some men from Manasseh joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (But in the end they did not help the Philistines because, after taking counsel, the Philistine lords sent David away, saying: "It would be disastrous for us if he deserts to his master Saul.") Verse ConceptsRulers

Some from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem.

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