Read Genesis 48:1-22 at Bible Gateway.
Hebrew paragraph division
Gen 48:1-22 {p} Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
Gen 48:1-22 chiastic structure
What does this mean, and why would Jacob elevate Ephraim like this and make such a prophecy over him? Here is a start at the answer:
Ephraim receives the blessing of the firstborn
The division of the kingdom
Amos prophesies about Israel’s captivity and return
Isaiah prophesies about Israel’s captivity and return
Hosea prophesies about Israel’s captivity and return
The northern kingdom taken captive
Ezekiel prophesies about the restoration of the two houses of Israel
The two witnesses and following
The one house (formerly the two houses)
Who are the children of Israel?
One Torah for the one people of the one God and following
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