Ephraim Son Of Jacob
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan states that Asenath was the daughter of Dinah who was raped by Shechem Gen.
Ephraim son of jacob. Ephraim and Manasses shall be reputed to me as Ruben and Simeon. The people who lived in the land of Egypt were of the tribe of Mizraim. In fact this adoption is the reason that Ephraim and Manasseh are counted among the twelve tribes of Israel but Joseph is not nor is Levi.
Laadan his son Ammihud his son Elishama his son Nun his son and Joshua his son 1 Chronicles 72627 NKJV Joshua received his inheritance from among the cities given to Ephraim and was buried. Jacob and all his offspring move to the land of Goshen in Egypt with Joseph and Jacob Israel is near death and Joseph brings his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim unto Jacob. Here Jacob was adopting Josephs two sons as his own who in effect replaced Joseph as Jacobs heir.
Yes theres proof this Ephraim is the son of Joseph because the family line culminates in Joshua whom we know was from the tribe of Ephraim. 3 And Jacob said to Joseph God Almighty appeared to me at. 2 And it was told to Jacob Your son Joseph has come to you Then Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
483 Jacob said to Joseph The sovereign God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me. Joseph named his second-born son Ephraim because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering Genesis 4152. When Ephraim was born to Joseph and Asenath Josephs Egyptian wife Joseph was a foreigner in Egypt yet he had gained a high position in Pharaohs court.
Ephraim was born in Egypt to Josephs wife Asenath. Genesis 48 English Standard Version ESV Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. His father Jacob in white robes is blessing Josephs two sons Ephraim and Manasseh.
There is no evidence she was of Egyptian descent. Even though Ephraim was the younger of Josephs sons Jacob prophesied that he would become greater than his older brother Manasseh. Ephraim son of Joseph Ephraim was the younger son of Joseph son of Jacob and Asenath daughter of Potiphera priest of the sun god Re of Heliopolis.