...spoke with reference to Joseph's brothers, Ephraim and Manasseh: "...in them let my name be carried on, earth."76 Although the patriarch used the one "name" as applying to both Abraham and Isaac (his 'fathers'),...

...first record in Scripture of laying on hands to impart blessing. "And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,...them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth" (Gen 48:15-16, KJV). "So he blessed them that day, saying, 'By you Israel (the nation) will bless,...

...before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God who fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the...them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased...

...to this day, The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;...grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth." Previously we saw the parallelism in Hebrew poetry (Hosea 12), which also influences many prophetic...

...to this day, The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;...them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth, " Israel put his left hand on Manasseh's head knowing full well that Manasseh was the oldest and should...

...this day, 16 The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;...grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth." 17 Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him;...

...your face: and, lo, GOD has showed me also your seed. AQ 15. And he blessed Joseph, and said, GOD, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,...GOD which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Spirit of Jesus, The Redeeming Angel, 16. The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads;...

...your face: and, lo, GOD has showed me also your seed. AQ 15. And he blessed Joseph, and said, GOD, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,...GOD which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Spirit of Jesus, The Redeeming Angel, 16. The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads;...

...guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. 1S And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,...the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and...

...head, guiding his hand wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk,...God which fed me all my life long unto this day." 4.) It was used for dedication of the Levites (Temple Servants). Numbers 8:10-12, "And thou shalt bring...