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Genesis 41:50-52
New Catholic Bible
Genesis 41:50-52
New Catholic Bible
50 The Great Famine.[a] Joseph had two sons in the years that preceded the famine. They were born to Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. 51 Joseph called the firstborn Manasseh for, he said, “God has made me forget all my difficulties and my father’s entire family.” 52 He named the second son Ephraim for, he said, “God has made me prosper in the land of my affliction.”
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- Genesis 41:50 Joseph’s foresight and adroit administration avert a disaster in Egypt and turn the country into the granary of the Near East.
