Genesis 48:5

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Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.

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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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Places in this passage

Genesis 48:5 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