Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 48:5
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5. thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh —It was the intention of the aged patriarch to adopt Joseph's sons as his own, thus giving him a double portion. The reasons for this procedure are stated ( 1 Chronicles 5:1 ; 1 Chronicles 5:2 ). are mine —Though their connections might have attached them to Egypt and opened to them brilliant prospects in the land of their nativity, they willingly accepted the adoption ( Hebrews 11:25 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-9" class="com-number"
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