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Ephraim Joseph's Younger Son, Blessed with the Right Hand
About Ephraim
Ephraim was the second son born to Joseph in Egypt, named because God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction. Jacob crossed his hands over the two boys and set the right hand on him, saying the younger brother would be greater. His tribe became the strongest in the north, and the prophets often call the whole northern kingdom by his name.
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Ephraim's Character Traits
Ephraim's Life Timeline
The right handc. 1859 BC
Jacob knowingly puts the right hand on the younger, and blesses him first.
GEN 48:17-20The burial in Canaanc. 1859 BC
He goes up with the house of Joseph to bury Jacob at Machpelah.
GEN 50:7-13
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Ephraim's Key Relationships
Ephraim's Key Locations
Spiritual Lessons from Ephraim
Fruitful in the Wrong Country
Joseph did not name his son for a land of promise but for the land of his affliction, and said God had made him fruitful there. The name keeps both halves: the place was not made good, and something grew in it anyway.
Key Verses about Ephraim
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