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When Jacob heard that Joseph had arrived, he gathered his strength and sat up in the bed to greet him, and said to him,

“God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me, and said to me, ‘I will make you a great nation and I will give this land of Canaan to you and to your children’s children, for an everlasting possession.’

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When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel(A) rallied his strength and sat up on the bed.

Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty[a](B) appeared to me at Luz(C) in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me(D) and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers.(E) I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land(F) as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 48:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai