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Genesis 48 — Sermon Preparation
The dying Jacob adopts Joseph's two sons Manasseh and Ephraim, crossing his hands to give the younger Ephraim the greater blessing. Below is a research summary for Genesis 48, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 350 / 129
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 48 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יוֹסֵף | Yôwçêph | H3130 | 12 | Joseph |
| מְנַשֶּׁה | Mᵉnashsheh | H4519 | 8 | Menashsheh |
| אֶפְרַיִם | ʼEphrayim | H669 | 8 | Ephrajim |
| אָב | ʼâb | H1 | 10 | father |
| בָּרַךְ | bârak | H1288 | 6 | kneel, bless |
| יָמִין | yâmîyn | H3225 | 5 | right, stronger |
| רֹאשׁ | rôʼsh | H7218 | 6 | head |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 48, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The time drawing nigh that Israel must die, having, in the former chapter, given order about his burial, in this he takes leave of his grand-children by Joseph, and in the next of all his children. Thus Jacob's dying words are recorded, because he then spoke by a spirit of prophecy; Abraham's and Isaac's are not. God's gifts and graces shine forth much more in some saints than in others upon their death-beds. The Spirit, like the wind, blows where it listeth. In this chapter, I. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Genesis 48:1–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Canaan— Gen 48:21
- Luz 1— Gen 48:3
- Egypt— Gen 48:5
- Bethlehem 1— Gen 48:7
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