Genesis 49
BlessingJacob gives Joseph the fullest Genesis blessing: fruitfulness, resilience under attack, and abundant blessing from heaven and deep.
Genesis 48 explains the split: Jacob adopts Joseph's sons and crosses his hands so Ephraim, the younger, is blessed above Manasseh.
Joseph’s portion
Genesis 48 explains the split into Ephraim and Manasseh. Each half tribe has its own page.
Blessings
What the text gives
Deuteronomy 33
BlessingMoses blesses Joseph with the best gifts of land and with Ephraim and Manasseh named under his strength.
Territory
Joshua allotment
Joshua treats Joseph's portion through Ephraim and Manasseh, with land west of the Jordan and Manasseh also holding land east of the Jordan.
The Joseph tribes include central hill country for Ephraim and broad Manasseh portions reaching into Gilead, Bashan, and the western inheritance.
The split follows Genesis 48, where Jacob adopts Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons for inheritance.
Where It Matters
Joseph matters here because the blessing divides into Ephraim and Manasseh, with Ephraim set before Manasseh by Jacob.
Levitical Cities
Joseph's Levitical cities are given through Ephraim and Manasseh, including Shechem, Gezer, Beth Horon, Taanach, Gath Rimmon, Golan, and Beeshterah.
ShechemGezerBeth HoronTaanachGath RimmonGolanBeeshterah
Notable Members