Genesis 41:52

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

Cross-references

In Genesis 29:32-35, Leah names her sons based on her affliction and God's response, paralleling Joseph naming Ephraim as fruitful in affliction.

In Genesis 48:16-19, Jacob blesses Ephraim and predicts he will become greater, confirming Joseph's naming of him as fruitful.

In Genesis 49:22, Jacob's blessing describes Joseph as a fruitful vine, directly echoing the meaning of Ephraim's name.

In Genesis 50:23, Joseph sees Ephraim's grandchildren, fulfilling the name 'fruitful' as he was fruitful in the land of affliction.

Genesis 26:22 has Isaac naming Rehoboth, saying 'we shall be fruitful in the land' — a nearly identical phrase to Joseph's fruitfulness in affliction.

Genesis 16:11 has Hagar naming Ishmael because God heard her affliction — a parallel naming based on God's response to suffering.

In Genesis 30:6-13, Rachel and Bilhah name sons reflecting God's actions, similar to Joseph naming Ephraim for fruitfulness in affliction.

Genesis 28:3 Related theme

Genesis 28:3 is Isaac's blessing for Jacob to be fruitful, echoing the same divine fruitfulness Joseph experienced.

Psalm 105:18 Historical context

Psalm 105:18 specifies Joseph's feet hurt in fetters, directly detailing the 'affliction' he mentions when naming Ephraim.

Amos 6:6 Allusion

Amos 6:6 rebukes those who ignore 'the affliction of Joseph', directly referencing the hardship Joseph was fruitful in.

Acts 7:10 Historical context

Acts 7:10 recounts God delivering Joseph from all his afflictions, explicitly connecting to the affliction mentioned in Ephraim's name.

Psalm 127:3 Related theme

Psalm 127:3 calls children 'fruit of the womb' — directly echoing the theme of fruitfulness as a divine gift seen in Ephraim's name.

Hosea 9:11 Contrast

Hosea 9:11 announces that Ephraim's glory will fly away — a stark contrast to the fruitfulness promised by Joseph's naming of Ephraim.

Hosea 13:15 Contrast

Hosea 13:15 describes Ephraim's flourishing turning to drought — contrasting with the blessing of fruitfulness in Joseph's naming.

Numbers 26:28 Historical context

Numbers 26:28 lists Ephraim as a tribe of Joseph, showing the fulfillment of Joseph's fruitfulness into a nation.