His son's Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. This in effect adopted them as his own children.
Genesis 48:16New King James Version (NKJV)16 The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let my name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the
They received the 'birthright' blessing with Ephraim being first. He would become a great 'company or commonwealth' of nations while his older brother would become the greatest single nation after him. There would be boundless physical blessings upon the 12 tribes of Israel while Ephraim and Manasseh remained part of their company. Afterwards, the blessing would be concentrated upon the two mostly.
Nowhere does Abraham tell fathers to bless their children. But Jacob in Genesis 48:20 says: "And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless [their children], saying, G-d make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh:" Read all about it in http://www.answers.com/topic/genesis-48
Genesis chapters 25 through 48 discuss Jacob (Israel)
On the contrary, he named Joseph as two Tribes, through Joseph's two sons (Genesis ch.48).
Jacob blessed his sons in his family before he died. Each son received a unique blessing that reflected his character and future. The blessings outlined the destiny and role of each son among the twelve tribes of Israel.
If you are referring to Jacob's grandson Menasheh, the progenitor of the tribe by the same name, he is first mentioned in Genesis ch. 42, near the end of the chapter. See also ibid., ch. 48.
When Abraham was about 100 years old, he and his wife Sarah had a son who they named Isaac. Isaac married Rabecah and they had two sons - Esau and Jacob. Rachel was one of Jacob's wives through whom Jacob's sons Joseph and Benjamin were born. So Rachel was the wife of Jacob and the mother of the Jewish patriarchs Joseph and Benjamin.
1) It was thanks to him that our ancestors (Jacob and family) survived the famine (Genesis ch.46 and ch.50).2) He was the only person from the time of Jacob until Moses who experienced prophecy in any form. (Joseph had prophetic dreams. Genesis ch.37.)3) Joseph was viceroy in Egypt (Genesis ch.41); and it was thanks to him that the nation of Egypt survived the famine.4) During the long sojourn of the Israelites in Egypt, Joseph took steps to preclude them from assimilating (Genesis 46:31-34).5) Jacob considered him the most worthy of his sons (Genesis 37:3 and 49:26); and he was deemed important enough to comprise two of the twelve Israelite tribes (Genesis 48:3-5).6) He was the ancestor of Joshua (1 Chronicles ch.7).
1) It was thanks to him that our ancestors (Jacob and family) survived the famine (Genesis ch.46 and ch.50). 2) He was the only person from the time of Jacob until Moses who experienced prophecy in any form. (Joseph had prophetic dreams. Genesis ch.37.) 3) Joseph was viceroy in Egypt (Genesis ch.41); and it was thanks to him that the nation of Egypt survived the famine. 4) During the long sojourn of the Israelites in Egypt, Joseph took steps to preclude them from assimilating (Genesis 46:31-34). 5) Jacob considered him the most worthy of his sons (Genesis 37:3 and 49:26); and he was deemed important enough to comprise two of the twelve Israelite tribes (Genesis 48:3-5). 6) He was the ancestor of Joshua (1 Chronicles ch.7). 7) Joseph was steadfast in withstanding temptation (Genesis ch.39).
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1) Joseph enabled the Israelites (Jacob and his family) to survive the famine (Genesis ch.46 and ch.50).2) He was the only person from the time of Jacob until Moses who experienced prophecy in any form. (Joseph had prophetic dreams. Genesis ch.37.)3) Joseph was viceroy in Egypt (Genesis ch.41); and it was thanks to him that the nation of Egypt survived the famine.4) During the long sojourn of the Israelites in Egypt, Joseph took steps to preclude them from assimilating (Genesis 46:31-34).5) Jacob considered Joseph the most worthy of his sons (Genesis 37:3 and 49:26); and he was deemed important enough to comprise two of the twelve Israelite tribes (Genesis 48:3-5).6) He was the ancestor of Joshua (1 Chronicles ch.7).7) Joseph was steadfast in withstanding temptation (Genesis ch.39).See also:God's providence for JosephJacob and JosephJewish history timeline
Genesis 31:48.
Joseph.1) It was thanks to him that Jacob and his family survived the famine (Genesis ch.46 and ch.50).2) He was the only person from the time of Jacob until Moses who experienced prophecy in any form. (Joseph had prophetic dreams. Genesis ch.37.)3) Joseph was viceroy in Egypt (Genesis ch.41); and it was thanks to him that the nation of Egypt survived the famine.4) During the long sojourn of the Israelites in Egypt, Joseph took steps to preclude them from assimilating (Genesis 46:31-34).5) Jacob considered Joseph the most worthy of his sons (Genesis 37:3 and 49:26); and he was deemed important enough to comprise two of the twelve Israelite tribes (Genesis 48:3-5).6) He was the ancestor of Joshua (1 Chronicles ch.7).7) Joseph was steadfast in withstanding temptation (Genesis ch.39).See also:God's providence for JosephJacob and JosephJewish history timeline