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Genesis 48:11

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And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

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  1. Genesis 48:9

    And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

  2. Genesis 48:10

    Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

  3. Genesis 48:12

    And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

  4. Genesis 48:13

    And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.

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