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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Genesis 48:6

Shall be reputed as thy children, and my grandchildren, and shall not have any distinct share in my present or future inheritance, but shall have a part of their brethren's lot, in such manner and proportion as thou shalt think fit, or as their succeeding parents or governors shall determine. But it doth not appear, nor doth Scripture any where mention, that Joseph had any other sons but these, and therefore it is probable he had no more; only Jacob speaks this upon supposition, in case he should have any other. Shall be called after the name of their brethren; either Ephraimites or Manassites.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Any other children of Joseph would be reckoned as belonging to the tribes of Ephraim or Manasseh....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ‘They shall be called by their brothers’ names.’ Joseph’s later sons would not give their names to *tribes. Their *descendants would be part of the *tribe of Ephraim and the *tribe of Manasseh. V8 Th...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ מֹולַדְתְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר ־הֹולַ֥דְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם לְךָ֣...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    This particularly explains the foregoing verse, in marking the natural from the spiritual stock: see Romans 9:6....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Ioseph with his sonnes visiteth his sicke father. 2 Iacob strengtheneth himselfe to blesse them. 3 He repeateth the promise. 5 He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh as his owne. 7 Hee telleth him of hi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    JACOB ADOPTS THE SONS OF JOSEPH...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And Jacob said to Joseph, “El Shaddai (God Almighty) appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, and said to me, ‘Behold I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jacob on his death bed blesses Joseph's sons. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, Ephriam, Manasseh, Reuben, Simeon, Rachael. CONCLUSION: God in His grace, does not always observe the order of natu...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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