Ephraim

Family: Israel · Role: son of Joseph and Asenath · First appears: Genesis 41

Before the years of famine came, Ephraim was born to Joseph and Asenath, alongside his brother Manasseh. In Egypt, Asenath again is described as bearing the two sons to Joseph.

In Genesis 48, Jacob claimed Ephraim and Manasseh as his own, equal to Reuben and Simeon, and blessed them with Joseph. Though Ephraim was the younger, Jacob declared that he would become greater than Manasseh and “he set Ephraim before Manasseh.” In Numbers 26, Ephraim is named as the parent of Shuthelah, Becher, and Tahan, through whom their families are listed.

Relationship record

Life events

• Asenath bears Joseph two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.(Genesis 41)
  • With: Joseph Asenath Manasseh
  • “And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.”
• Asenath bears Manasseh and Ephraim to Joseph.(Genesis 46 · 📍 Egypt)
  • With: Asenath Joseph Manasseh
  • “And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.”
• Jacob claimed Ephraim and Manasseh as his own, equal to Reuben and Simeon.(Genesis 48)
  • With: Jacob Manasseh Reuben Simeon
  • “And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.”
• Jacob blessed Joseph and his sons, invoking God's protection and multiplying blessing upon them.(Genesis 48)
  • With: Jacob Joseph Manasseh
  • “And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”
• Jacob blessed Ephraim above Manasseh, declaring the younger brother would become greater.(Genesis 48)
  • With: Jacob Manasseh
  • “And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.”

Genesis 41

• parent: Joseph “And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.”
• parent: Asenath “And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.”

Genesis 48

• siblings with Manasseh “he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
• blesser: Jacob “And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.”
• parent: Jacob (Jacob claims Joseph's sons as his own, like Reuben and Simeon.) “And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.”

Numbers 26

• child: Shuthelah “These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites”
• child: Becher “of Becher, the family of the Bachrites”
• child: Tahan “of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.