Manasseh, one of the sons of Joseph, was granted a significant portion of land. The Hebrew name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה) means "causing to forget," which is a reference to Joseph's statement about forgetting his hardships in Egypt. This allocation of land signifies the...
Joseph was the son of Israel. Asher’s Descendants 30 Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was named Serah. 31 Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was Birzaith’s father. 32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and of their ...
and Jacob the father of JosephThis phrase situates Joseph within the genealogical line of David, fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies that the Messiah would come from David's lineage (2 Samuel 7:12-16). The name "Jacob" is significant, as it connects Joseph to the patriarch Jacob, also...
Emmanuel is a Hebrew word that is made up of two parts: “Immanu” meaning “with us”, and “el” meaning God. So together, Emmanuel means “God with us.” The name Emmanuel reminds us that Jesus is not distant, but intimately present in our lives. It speaks to our need for connec...
The spelling of the Lord’s Name in Hebrew would be Yod-Shin-Vav- Ayin and be transliterated as “Yeshua”. Mikesaid this onMay 16, 2020 at 4:38 am|Reply I know that you will not agree with me, but please hear me out. Ask yourself, why do you think that you have had all of...
36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[h] sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard. Footnotes Genesis 36:16 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (also verse 11 and 1 Chron. 1:36) does not have Korah. Genesis 36:22 Hebrew Hemam, a variant of Hom...
Israel (Jacob) blessed Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, before his death. Ephraim was the younger son of Joseph, predicted to become greater than his older brother Manasseh. His descendants would become a multitude of nations. [Manasseh] also shall become a people, and he also shall...
for as the latter, so the former is an Hebrew name. The Jews say {b} one of the disciples of Jesus was calledyatm, Matthai or Matthew: his name signifies a "gift" or "given"; he was one of those the Father had given to Christ, and was kept by him, when the son of perdition...
In a spiritual sense, children are seen as a legacy from God, entrusted to parents to raise in accordance with His will and purposes. from the LORDThe phrase "from the LORD" highlights the divine origin of children. The Hebrew name for God used here is "יְהוָה" (YHWH)...
This disturbing chapter is artfully inserted at the beginning of Joseph’s story for a reason. Though Joseph has the key role in getting Israel to