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Gen 48:1 — And it came to pass after these things, that [one] told Joseph, Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

thy father		Jhn 11:3
his two sons		Gen 41:50-52; Gen 46:20; Gen 50:23; Job 42:16; Psa 128:6

Correlating Passages

thy father

Jhn 11:3

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

his two sons

	Gen 41:50	And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
	Gen 41:51	And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
	Gen 41:52	And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
	Gen 46:20	And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.
	Gen 50:23	And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third [generation]: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.
	Job 42:16	After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, [even] four generations.
	Psa 128:6	Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, [and] peace upon Israel.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 48:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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