3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me in Luz in the land of Canaan. He blessed me
4 and said to me, ‘I am about to give you many children, to increase your numbers, and to make you a large group of peoples. I will give this land to your descendants following you as an enduring possession.’
5 Now, your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I arrived in Egypt are my own. Ephraim and Manasseh are just like Reuben and Simeon to me.
6 Your family who is born to you after them are yours, but their inheritance will be determined under their brothers’ names.
7 When I came back from Paddan-aram, Rachel died, to my sorrow, on the road in the land of Canaan, with some distance yet to go to Ephrathah, so I buried her there near the road to Ephrathah, which is Bethlehem."
8 When Israel saw Joseph’s sons, he said, "Who are these?"
9 Joseph told his father, "They’re my sons, whom God gave me here."Israel said, "Bring them to me and I will bless them."