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Genesis 48:20

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He blessed them that day, saying, "In you will Israel bless, saying, 'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh'" He set Ephraim before Manasseh.

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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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Canaan was the promised land, while Egypt was where Jacob’s family lived during famine; Bethlehem (Ephrath) was Rachel’s burial place in Canaan. Luz, later Bethel, and Paddan-

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Genesis 48:20 mentions Bethlehem, Canaan, Egypt, Ephrath, Luz and Paddan-aram.

Bethlehem · Berthold Werner
Canaan · Bahnfrend
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato
Ephrath · Berthold Werner

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