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Manasseh, Son of Joseph
Asenath bears Joseph a first son, and he calls him Manasseh.
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. {Manasseh: that is, Forgetting}

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Manasseh, Son of Joseph

Manasseh was the elder of the two sons born to Joseph in Egypt, and his father named him saying God has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house. When Jacob blessed the boys he crossed his hands and put the right hand on the younger, and Joseph tried to move it. His tribe took land on both sides of the Jordan.

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Journey Timeline

  1. Birthc. 1883 BC

    Egypt

    Asenath bears Joseph a first son, and he calls him Manasseh.

    GEN 41:51

  2. Brought to his grandfatherc. 1859 BC

    Goshen

    Joseph brings both sons to the sick Jacob, who claims them as his own.

    GEN 48:1-5

  3. The crossed handsc. 1859 BC

    Goshen

    Jacob sets his right hand on Ephraim and refuses to move it, blessing the younger first.

    GEN 48:13-20

  4. The burial in Canaanc. 1859 BC

    Hebron

    The house of Joseph goes up to bury Jacob in the cave at Machpelah.

    GEN 50:7-13

  5. They return to Egyptc. 1859 BC

    Egypt

    After the burial Joseph and all who went with him come back into Egypt.

    GEN 50:14

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