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HOLY BIBLE
BOOK OF GENESIS
GENESIS 48
1After this Joseph was told, Your father is sick. So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.
2When Jacob was told, Your son Joseph has just come to see you, Israel summoned his strength and sat up on his bed.
3Then Jacob said to Joseph, God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,
4And He said to me, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make you a multitude of nations, and will give this land to your offspring after you for an everlasting possession.
5Now, your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, they will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.
6Any children that you father after them will be yours, and will be listed under the names of their brethren with regard to their inheritance.
7For when I came from Paddan, Rachel (to my sorrow) died beside me in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
8When Israel saw Joseph's sons, he asked, Who are these?
9Joseph said to his father, They are my sons whom God has given me here. His father said, Bring them to me so I may bless them.
10Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age so that he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
11I did not expect to see your face again, Israel said to Joseph, but now God has allowed me to see your children also.
12Then Joseph removed them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.
13Then Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them closer to his father.
14But Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, crossing his hands knowingly; for Manasseh was the the firstborn.
15Then he blessed Joseph and said, The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day,
16The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless these boys. In them may my name be recalled, and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude on the earth.
17When Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head.
18Not so, father, Joseph said, for this one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.
19But his father refused, and said, I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will be great. Nevertheless his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a multitude of nations.
20So he blessed them that day, saying, By you will Israel bless, saying, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh. So he put Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.
21Then Israel said to Joseph, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
22Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brethren, the portion that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.
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- Description: Nine homilies on the six days of creation (Genesis 1:1-31), exploring both literal and spiritual meanings. Basil emphasizes God’s omnipotence, the instantaneous nature of creation, and the cosmos’s order, integrating philosophical insights with Scripture.
- Relevance: A foundational Orthodox text, ideal for your site’s authoritative exegesis.
- Source: Available in English via Fathers of the Church series (Catholic University of America Press) or CCEL.org (public domain).
- St. Ambrose of Milan – Hexaemeron (Catholic, 4th century)
- Description: Six sermons on the creation days, heavily influenced by St. Basil but adapted for a Latin audience. Ambrose blends literal and allegorical interpretations, focusing on God’s providence and creation’s harmony.
- Relevance: A key Catholic commentary, complementing Orthodox perspectives.
- Source: Public domain, available via NewAdvent.org or Fathers of the Church series.
- St. Ephrem the Syrian – Commentary on Genesis (Orthodox/Catholic, Syriac tradition, 4th century)
- Description: A verse-by-verse exegesis of Genesis, including Genesis 1, with a focus on literal interpretation and Syriac theological traditions. Ephrem’s concise style emphasizes doctrinal fidelity and spiritual insights.
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- Source: Translated in St. Ephrem the Syrian: Selected Prose Works (Catholic University of America Press).
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- Relevance: A cornerstone of Catholic exegesis, offering intellectual depth.
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- St. John Chrysostom – Homilies on Genesis (Orthodox, 4th century)
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- Relevance: Widely respected in Orthodox tradition, suitable for lay readers.
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