Genesis 48:16 — the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my… — ESV | maBible

Read Genesis 48:16 (English Standard Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 48.16, Genesis 48v16, Gen. 48:16. the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let th…

Other reference formats: Genesis 48.16, Genesis 48v16, Gen. 48:16.

16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

Passage themes

The angel of the Lord — The Angel
Saved from all danger — which redeemed me from all evil
The patriarch's blessing — bless the lads
Bearing the ancestors' name — let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac
The call to multiply — let them grow into a multitude
Countless descendants — in the midst of the earth

Notes and references

48:16 ch. 28:15; 31:11, 13, 24; Ex. 23:20
48:16 Isa. 44:22, 23; 49:7; 63:9; [2 Sam. 4:9; Ps. 34:22; 121:7]
48:16 Amos 9:12; Acts 15:17
48:16 [Num. 26:34, 37]
Or let them be like fish for multitude

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Le prix du pardon La Genèse rapporte le premier sacrifice de la Bible : Dieu lui-même habille Adam et Ève de vêtements de peau (Genèse 3:21). Pour couvrir leur honte, un animal a dû mourir. Dès le début, le pardon a un prix, et c'est Dieu qui le paie.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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