Bible Cross References
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Genesis 48:1-22
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Some time later Joseph was told that his father was ill. So he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, and went to see Jacob.
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When Jacob was told that his son Joseph had come to see him, he gathered his strength and sat up in bed.
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Jacob said to Joseph, "Almighty God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.
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He said to me, 'I will give you many children, so that your descendants will become many nations; I will give this land to your descendants as their possession forever.' "
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Jacob continued, "Joseph, your two sons, who were born to you in Egypt before I came here, belong to me; Ephraim and Manasseh are just as much my sons as Reuben and Simeon.
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If you have any more sons, they will not be considered mine; the inheritance they get will come through Ephraim and Manasseh.
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I am doing this because of your mother Rachel. To my great sorrow she died in the land of Canaan, not far from Ephrath, as I was returning from Mesopotamia. I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath." (Ephrath is now known as Bethlehem.)
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When Jacob saw Joseph's sons, he asked, "Who are these boys?"
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Joseph answered, "These are my sons, whom God has given me here in Egypt." Jacob said, "Bring them to me so that I may bless them."
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Jacob's eyesight was failing because of his age, and he could not see very well. Joseph brought the boys to him, and he hugged them and kissed them.
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Jacob said to Joseph, "I never expected to see you again, and now God has even let me see your children."
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Then Joseph took them from Jacob's lap and bowed down before him with his face to the ground.
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Joseph put Ephraim at Jacob's left and Manasseh at his right.
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But Jacob crossed his hands, and put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, even though he was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, who was the older.
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Then he blessed Joseph: "May God, whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac served, bless these boys! May God, who has led me to this very day, bless them!
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May the angel, who has rescued me from all harm, bless them! May my name and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac live on through these boys! May they have many children, many descendants!"
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Joseph was upset when he saw that his father had put his right hand on Ephraim's head; so he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to the head of Manasseh.
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He said to his father, "Not that way, father. This is the older boy; put your right hand on his head."
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His father refused, saying, "I know, son, I know. Manasseh's descendants will also become a great people. But his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become great nations."
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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.
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Then Jacob said to Joseph, "As you see, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to the land of your ancestors.
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It is to you and not to your brothers that I am giving Shechem, that fertile region which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow."
Genesis 49:2-33
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"Come together and listen, sons of Jacob. Listen to your father Israel.
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"Reuben, my first-born, you are my strength And the first child of my manhood, The proudest and strongest of all my sons.
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You are like a raging flood, But you will not be the most important, For you slept with my concubine And dishonored your father's bed.
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"Simeon and Levi are brothers. They use their weapons to commit violence.
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I will not join in their secret talks, Nor will I take part in their meetings, For they killed people in anger And they crippled bulls for sport.
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A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce, And on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.
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"Judah, your brothers will praise you. You hold your enemies by the neck. Your brothers will bow down before you.
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Judah is like a lion, Killing his victim and returning to his den, Stretching out and lying down. No one dares disturb him.
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Judah will hold the royal scepter, And his descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute And bow in obedience before him.
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He ties his young donkey to a grapevine, To the very best of the vines. He washes his clothes in blood-red wine.
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His eyes are bloodshot from drinking wine, His teeth white from drinking milk.
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"Zebulun will live beside the sea. His shore will be a haven for ships. His territory will reach as far as Sidon.
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"Issachar is no better than a donkey That lies stretched out between its saddlebags.
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But he sees that the resting place is good And that the land is delightful. So he bends his back to carry the load And is forced to work as a slave.
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"Dan will be a ruler for his people. They will be like the other tribes of Israel.
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Dan will be a snake at the side of the road, A poisonous snake beside the path, That strikes at the horse's heel, So that the rider is thrown off backward.
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"I wait for your deliverance, LORD.
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"Gad will be attacked by a band of robbers, But he will turn and pursue them.
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"Asher's land will produce rich food. He will provide food fit for a king.
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"Naphtali is a deer that runs free, Who bears lovely fawns.
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"Joseph is like a wild donkey by a spring, A wild colt on a hillside.
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His enemies attack him fiercely And pursue him with their bows and arrows.
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But his bow remains steady, And his arms are made strong By the power of the Mighty God of Jacob, By the Shepherd, the Protector of Israel.
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It is your father's God who helps you, The Almighty God who blesses you With blessings of rain from above And of deep waters from beneath the ground, Blessings of many cattle and children,
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Blessings of grain and flowers, Blessings of ancient mountains, Delightful things from everlasting hills. May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph, On the brow of the one set apart from his brothers.
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"Benjamin is like a vicious wolf. Morning and evening he kills and devours."
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These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he spoke a suitable word of farewell to each son.
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Then Jacob commanded his sons, "Now that I am going to join my people in death, bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
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at Machpelah east of Mamre in the land of Canaan. Abraham bought this cave and field from Ephron for a burial ground.
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That is where they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; that is where they buried Isaac and his wife Rebecca; and that is where I buried Leah.
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The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites. Bury me there."
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When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he lay back down and died.
Genesis 50:15-17
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After the death of their father, Joseph's brothers said, "What if Joseph still hates us and plans to pay us back for all the harm we did to him?"
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So they sent a message to Joseph: "Before our father died,
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he told us to ask you, 'Please forgive the crime your brothers committed when they wronged you.' Now please forgive us the wrong that we, the servants of your father's God, have done." Joseph cried when he received this message.
Job 1:4
Job's sons used to take turns giving a feast, to which all the others would come, and they always invited their three sisters to join them.
Job 1:5
The morning after each feast, Job would get up early and offer sacrifices for each of his children in order to purify them. He always did this because he thought that one of them might have sinned by insulting God unintentionally.
Isaiah 5:11
You are doomed! You get up early in the morning to start drinking, and you spend long evenings getting drunk.
Isaiah 5:12
At your feasts you have harps and tambourines and flutes---and wine. But you don't understand what the LORD is doing,
Isaiah 22:12-14
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The Sovereign LORD Almighty was calling you then to weep and mourn, to shave your heads and wear sackcloth.
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Instead, you laughed and celebrated. You killed sheep and cattle to eat, and you drank wine. You said, "We might as well eat and drink! Tomorrow we'll be dead."
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The Sovereign LORD Almighty himself spoke to me and said, "This evil will never be forgiven them as long as they live. I, the Sovereign LORD Almighty, have spoken."
Amos 6:3-6
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You refuse to admit that a day of disaster is coming, but what you do only brings that day closer.
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How terrible it will be for you that stretch out on your luxurious couches, feasting on veal and lamb!
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You like to compose songs, as David did, and play them on harps.
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You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest perfumes, but you do not mourn over the ruin of Israel.
Matthew 5:4
"Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them!
Matthew 14:6-12
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On Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced in front of the whole group. Herod was so pleased
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that he promised her, "I swear that I will give you anything you ask for!"
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At her mother's suggestion she asked him, "Give me here and now the head of John the Baptist on a plate!"
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The king was sad, but because of the promise he had made in front of all his guests he gave orders that her wish be granted.
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So he had John beheaded in prison.
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The head was brought in on a plate and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.
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John's disciples came, carried away his body, and buried it; then they went and told Jesus.
1 Peter 4:3
You have spent enough time in the past doing what the heathen like to do. Your lives were spent in indecency, lust, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and the disgusting worship of idols.
1 Peter 4:4
And now the heathen are surprised when you do not join them in the same wild and reckless living, and so they insult you.
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Numbers 23:10
The descendants of Israel are like the dust--- There are too many of them to be counted. Let me end my days like one of God's people; Let me die in peace like the righteous."
Deuteronomy 32:29
They fail to see why they were defeated; they cannot understand what happened.
Romans 6:21
What did you gain from doing the things that you are now ashamed of ? The result of those things is death!
Romans 6:22
But now you have been set free from sin and are the slaves of God. Your gain is a life fully dedicated to him, and the result is eternal life.
Philippians 3:19
They are going to end up in hell, because their god is their bodily desires. They are proud of what they should be ashamed of, and they think only of things that belong to this world.
Hebrews 9:27
Everyone must die once, and after that be judged by God.
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Deuteronomy 32:46
he said, "Be sure to obey all these commands that I have given you today. Repeat them to your children, so that they may faithfully obey all of God's teachings.
Isaiah 47:7
You thought you would always be a queen, and did not take these things to heart or think how it all would end.
Haggai 1:5
Don't you see what is happening to you?
Malachi 2:2
You must honor me by what you do. If you will not listen to what I say, then I will bring a curse on you. I will put a curse on the things you receive for your support. In fact, I have already put a curse on them, because you do not take my command seriously.