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Genesis 41:51-53
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51 Joseph named the first son Manasseh.[a] Joseph said, “God has made me forget all the troubles I have had and all my father’s family.” 52 Joseph named the second son Ephraim.[b] Joseph said, “God has given me children in the land of my troubles.”

53 The seven years of good crops came to an end in the land of Egypt.

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  1. 41:51 Manasseh This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “made me forget.”
  2. 41:52 Ephraim This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “given me children.”
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Genesis 41:51-53
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51 Joseph named his firstborn(A) Manasseh[a](B) and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” 52 The second son he named Ephraim[b](C) and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful(D) in the land of my suffering.”

53 The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.
  2. Genesis 41:52 Ephraim sounds like the Hebrew for twice fruitful.
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