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  • Joseph was given Asenath the daughter of Potiphera (from Egyptian, meaning "He Whom Ra Has Given" the priest of On as a wife. Ge 41:45. They had two sons Manasseh and Ephraim. About 12 years after the famine ended, Joseph brought his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, before Jacob. It was then that Jacob indicated that the right of firstborn was to be Joseph's, Ephraim and Manasseh being viewed as equals of Jacob's direct sons. So from Joseph were to spring two distinct tribes, with two separate tribal inheritances. Though it displeased Joseph, Jacob, in blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, kept his right hand placed on the younger, Ephraim. By giving the preference to Ephraim, he prophetically indicated that the younger would become the greater.Ge 47:28, 29; 48:1-22; see also De 21:17; Jos 14:4; 1Ch 5:1. Joseph survived his father by about 54 years, reaching the age of 110 years. It was his privilege to see even some of his great-grandsons. Before his death, Joseph, in faith, requested that his bones be taken to Canaan by the Israelites at the time of their Exodus. At death, Joseph's body was embalmed and placed in a coffin. Ge 50:22-26; Jos 24:32

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