Genesis 48:14

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Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Genesis 48:14 mentions Bethlehem, Canaan, Egypt, Ephrath, Luz and Paddan-aram.

Photo of Bethlehem — Bethlehem · Berthold Werner

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

Photo of Ephrath — Ephrath · Berthold Werner