Ephraim
Also known as: Joseph's second son (unnamed, Section 024) · Family: Israelites · Role: son of Joseph and Asenath · First appears: The Ruler Of Egypt
During the seven years of plenty, Asenath bore Joseph two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. Jacob adopted Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons. When he blessed them, Jacob placed Ephraim above his older brother, establishing his precedence among the tribes, and wished that they would follow God and grow into a multitude.
Jacob also gave Ephraim a separate blessing, naming him head of the Academy and saying that celebrated descendants would be called Ephrati after him.
Relationship record
Life events
- Asenath bore Joseph two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.(The Ruler Of Egypt)
- Jacob placed Ephraim above Manasseh and established Ephraim's precedence among the tribes.(The Blessing Of Ephraim And Manasseh)
- Jacob blessed Ephraim and Manasseh, wishing them to follow God and grow into a multitude.(The Blessing Of Ephraim And Manasseh)
- With: Jacob Manasseh
- “The blessing bestowed upon his grandchildren by Jacob was as follows: ‘O that it be the will of God that ye walk in the ways of the Lord like unto my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may the angel that hath redeemed me from all evil give his aid unto Joshua and Gideon, and reveal himself unto them. May your names be named on Israel, and like unto fishes may you grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth, and as fishes are protected by the water, so may you be protected by the merits of Joseph.’”
- Jacob gave Ephraim a special blessing and named him head of the Academy.(The Blessing Of Ephraim And Manasseh)
- With: Jacob
- “Ephraim received a special and separate blessing from his grandfather. Jacob said to him, ‘Ephraim, my son, thou art the head of the Academy, and in the days to come my most excellent and celebrated descendants will be called Ephrati after thee.’”
The Ruler Of Egypt
- parent: Joseph “Asenath bore him two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, during the seven years of plenty”
- parent: Asenath “Asenath bore him two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, during the seven years of plenty”
- siblings with Manasseh “Asenath bore him two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, during the seven years of plenty”
Joseph And Benjamin
- parent: Joseph “his wife Asenath followed his example, and also Ephraim and Manasseh”
Jacob Arrives In Egypt
- parent: Joseph “That no harm befall Jacob from a too sudden meeting with him, Joseph sent his oldest son ahead with five horses, the second son following close after him in the same way.”
The Blessing Of Ephraim And Manasseh
- parent: Joseph “When Joseph received the news of his father's having fallen sick, through his messenger, as well as through Ephraim, whom Jacob was instructing in the Torah”
- guardian: Jacob “Thus Jacob adopted Manasseh and Ephraim to be his own sons, even as Reuben and Simon were his sons.”
- siblings with Manasseh “I know it, Manasseh also shall become great, the judge Gideon shall descend from him, but his younger brother will be the ancestor of Joshua, who will bring the sun and the moon to a standstill, though they have dominion over the whole earth from end to end.”
The Blessing Of The Twelve Tribes
- parent: Jacob “When Joseph and his two sons left Jacob, his brethren, envious of the bountiful blessings bestowed upon the three”
The Death Of Jacob
- parent: Joseph “Joseph, being king, shall not help to bear it, nor shall Levi, who is destined to carry the Ark of the Shekinah. Judah, Issachar, and Zebulon shall grasp its front end, Reuben, Simon, and Gad its right side, Ephraim, Manasseh, and Benjamin the hindmost end, and Dan, Asher, and Naphtali its left side.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Legends of the Jews, Volume II. Made with Rho MD.