Ephraim

How Nave’s arranged it

• 1. Second son of JosephGenesis 41:52
• Adopted by JacobGenesis 48:5
• Blessed before Manasseh; prophecies concerningGenesis 48:14–20
• Descendants ofNumbers 26:35–371 Chronicles 7:20–27
• Mourned for his sons1 Chronicles 7:211 Chronicles 7:22
• 2. A tribe of Israel
• Prophecy concerningGenesis 49:25Genesis 49:26Isaiah 7Isaiah 9:18–21Isaiah 11:13Isaiah 28:1Jeremiah 31Hosea 5:14Zechariah 9:10Zechariah 10:7
• Numbered at Mount Sinai and in plains of MoabNumbers 1:33Numbers 26:37
• Position in camp and marchNumbers 2:18Numbers 2:24Numbers 10:22
• Blessed by MosesDeuteronomy 33:13–17
• Territory allotted to, after the conquest of CanaanJoshua 16:5–9Joshua 17:9Joshua 17:10Joshua 17:15–181 Chronicles 7:281 Chronicles 7:29
• Failed to expel the CanaanitesJoshua 16:10

The passages, in Bible order (81)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 41:52

   And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

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   “And the name of the second called he Ephraim,....

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2. Genesis 48:5

   And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

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   “Joseph was eager to receive the blessing (Gen. XLVIII, 1 et seq.). Finally, he presented his sons Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Jacob blessed. And because he had twelve sons, and the thirteenth was to be the apostle Paul, as if a later chosen one, the thirteenth Tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim were sanctified in both, so that Paul would not be found outside the number of the paternal Tribes, who was an outstanding preacher of the Old and New Testament and could easily prove his inheritance of the paternal blessing.

   “And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,....

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3. Genesis 48:14–20

   But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 48:14–201 voice

   “Although these mysteries are glorious in this, that Joseph, taking his sons whom he had adopted in Egypt, Ephraim, he placed at his right hand, but Manasseh at his left, so that Israel, their father, was on their right side. But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it upon the head of Ephraim, who was the younger and stood at his left side; and his left hand he laid upon Manasseh, who was at his right side. And thus, changing his hands, he blessed them.

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4. Genesis 49:25

   by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 49:252 voices

   “But why did she say: Blessed is the womb of your father and mother, if we want to understand the womb alone of Mary, the reason will be hidden. For she could have said it concerning the womb of the mother alone. But I think it is more beautiful to understand both the generation of the Lord Jesus according to the spiritual mystery, and according to divinity, and according to the flesh, because he was begotten from the Father before the ages.

   “Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee,....

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5. Genesis 49:26

   The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

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   “And so he surpassed all mountains, and the desires of the eternal hills. For he excelled not only all those sublime men of merit, the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, but even the sun, the moon, and the archangels, shining like the light of heaven, as he himself says: A disciple is not above his master, nor a servant above his lord. For who among them was there to whom all things were subject, to whom he gave what they were? In which all his saints are blessed, because he is the head of all heads.

   “The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors,....

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6. Numbers 1:33

   From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army, those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.

   ›Commentary on Numbers 1:332 voices

   “Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. 40,500 men. See Gill on Num 1:20.

   “The tribe of Ephraim - forty thousand and five hundred - Ephraim, as he was blessed beyond his eldest brother Manasseh, Gen 48:20, so here he is increased by thousands more than Manasseh, and more than the whole tribe of Benjamin, and his blessing continued above his brother, Deu 33:17. And thus the prophecy, Gen 48:19, was fulfilled: His younger brother (Ephraim) shall be greater than he, (Manasseh).

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7. Numbers 2:18

   On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:

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   “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies,.... It was in the rear or behind, consisting of his tribe, and of the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, divided into several companies, and extended four miles, as the above Targum.

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8. Numbers 2:24

   The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.

   ›Commentary on Numbers 2:241 voice

   “All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies,.... 108,100 men. Which was the smallest of all the camps, and near eighty thousand fewer than the camp of Judah, Num 2:9, and they shall go forward in the third rank; and which was the first following the tabernacle.

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9. Numbers 10:22

   Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

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   “And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies,.... Next followed the standard of the camp of Ephraim, under which were Manasseh and Benjamin, Num 10:23, and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud; over whom were the same captains, as in Num 2:18.

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10. Numbers 26:35–37

    These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.

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    “These are the sons of Ephrain, after their families,.... Which were but three, the Shuthalhite, the Bachrite, and the Tahanite, only from the former sprung another family, called the Eranite; the number of the whole was 32,500; there was a decrease in this tribe of 8000.

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11. Numbers 26:37

    These were the clans of Ephraim, and their registration numbered 32,500. These clans were the descendants of Joseph.

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12. Deuteronomy 33:13–17

    Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,

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    “Now, there arises from these twelve enlightenments a threefold fruit. From the first four comes forth the fruit of grace, from the intermediate four, the fruit of righteousness, from the last four, the fruit of wisdom. These fruits are referred to in Deuteronomy: "To Joseph …

    “And of Joseph he said,....

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13. Joshua 16:5–9

    This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

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    “And the border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus,.... Or what follows is the description of it: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper; the first was on the south of the inheritance, and the latter on the north, as Masius has placed them: who has given us a type of this description, by which it appears that this lot is here described in its breadth from south to north.

    “From the abrupt manner in which the statements are introduced, as well as from their imperfect character, there is probability in the conjecture that some words have, in these verses, fallen out of the text. Few of the places are known for certain.

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14. Joshua 16:10

    But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.

    ›Commentary on Joshua 16:101 voice

    "And the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this very day." But Ephraim is interpreted as "fruitful." Therefore, although it is fruitful, it is not able to eject the Canaanite (who is of a different and cursed seed) from its territory until …

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15. Joshua 17:9

    From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.

    ›Commentary on Joshua 17:92 voices

    “These cities ... - The text is possibly corrupt. The intention seems to be to state that the cities lying south of the river, though within the limits of Manasseh, were in fact made over to Ephraim, and were among the “separate cities” Jos 16:9. On the contrary, the north bank of the river, both land and towns, belonged to Manasseh exclusively.

    “And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river,....

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16. Joshua 17:10

    Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

    ›Commentary on Joshua 17:101 voice

    “Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's,.... As Ephraim lay to the south of Manasseh, Manasseh lay to the north of Ephraim: and the sea is his border; the Mediterranean sea was their boundary on the west: and they met together in Asher on the north; that is, on the northwest towards the Mediterranean sea, as, at Mount Carmel: and in Issachar on the east; towards Jordan.

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