The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born o…

As Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. —That is, Ephraim shall be regarded as my firstborn, and Manasseh as my second …

And now your two sons. Jacob confers on his son the special privilege that he, being one person, should establish two tribal heads; that i…

And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh
Ephraim was the youngest, but is mentioned first, as he afterwards was p…

The deathbeds of believers, with the prayers and counsels of dying persons, are suited to make serious impressions upon the young, the carefree, an…