Jacob Blessing the Children of Joseph by Rembrandt
Jacob lived joyfully and in peace for another 17 years in the land of Egypt. Before he passed, he gathered his sons and blessed them. He also blessed Joseph’s sons as his own.
Genesis 48:20
So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you, shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May G-d make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”
Jacob Blessing the Children of Jospeh painting by Rembrandt
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Kassel, Germany
Rembrandt van Rijn
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So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing:
‘May G-d make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”
וַיְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַהוּא֘ לֵאמוֹר֒ בְּךָ֗ יְבָרֵ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣ אֱלֹקים כְּאֶפְרַ֖יִם וְכִמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י מְנַשֶּֽׁה: