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Ephraim

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When

c. 1881–1859 BC· In the text

Placed by the story. The date is a rough guide. How the dates are worked out

Name meaning

"fruitful" · Hebrew

"God hath caused me to be fruitful" (Genesis 41:52).

About

Younger son of Joseph, adopted by Jacob as a full tribe of Israel and given the right-hand blessing ahead of his older brother Manasseh. The tribe of Ephraim became one of the most prominent in the northern kingdom of Israel.

Relationships
FatherJosephFather
BrotherManassehElder brother
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Genesis 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.Genesis 41:52, KJV
Genesis 48:14
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.Genesis 48:14, KJV
Genesis 48:19
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.Genesis 48:19, KJV

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