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Genesis 48:20 (GN)
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20 So he blessed them that day, saying, "The Israelites will use your names when they pronounce blessings. They will say, 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' " In this way Jacob put Ephraim before Manasseh. Definition(s): Ephraim (Eff-ra-im): fruitful; increasing
Jacob (Jeh-kobb): that supplants, undermines; the heel