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The name of the second, he called Ephraim: "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."
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The Meaning of Ephraim
Joseph names his son Ephraim, which means "fruitfulness." Commentators note the Hebrew name is in a dual form, which may signify a double or intensified blessing. This fruitfulness was both temporal (his two sons, his high position) and spiritual (growth in grace, humility, and wisdom), all of which he received from God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Ephraim. — That is, fruitfulness. The dual ending probably intensifies the meaning.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the name of the second called he Ephraim Which signifies fruits or fruitfulness; and being of the dual number, may in…
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In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph acknowledged Divine providence.
