Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
Cross-reference
Genesis 30:22-24 recounts Joseph's birth — the origin of the 'fruitful vine' blessed here.
Genesis 41:52 explains Ephraim's name as 'fruitful' — directly echoing Joseph's 'fruitful vine' blessing.
Genesis 48:5 has Jacob adopting Joseph's sons as his own — fulfilling the blessing of branches spreading over the wall.
Genesis 48:16 shows Jacob blessing the boys to increase greatly — the fruitfulness promised in Joseph's blessing.
Genesis 48:19 predicts Ephraim's greatness over Manasseh — illustrating the 'branches climbing over a wall' imagery.
Genesis 48:20 shows Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh, directly connecting to Joseph's fruitful vine blessing by naming his descendants.
Genesis 30:24 gives Joseph's name meaning 'may the LORD add,' directly connecting to the fruitful vine blessing of increase and multiplication.
Deuteronomy 33:17 echoes Joseph's blessing with imagery of a wild ox's horns, affirming the strength and fruitfulness of Ephraim and Manasseh.
In Joshua 17:14-17, Joseph's descendants are told to expand into the forest, directly fulfilling the 'branches climb over a wall' blessing.
Deuteronomy 33:13 gives another blessing on Joseph, also emphasizing fruitfulness from heaven.
Hosea 9:11 reverses Joseph's blessing: Ephraim's glory flies away, with no birth or conception.
Hosea 13:15 describes Ephraim flourishing then judgment — an east wind drying up his spring, contrasting the fruitful vine.
Amos 6:6 laments the ruin of Joseph — a tragic reversal of the fruitful vine blessing here.
Numbers 1:32 shows the census of Ephraim (Joseph's son), demonstrating the fruitfulness of Joseph's line.
Numbers 32 records Manasseh settling east of the Jordan, illustrating the 'branches climbing over a wall' as Joseph's descendants expand beyond the land.
Joshua 16 details Ephraim's inheritance, showing the literal spread of Joseph's 'branches' into the promised land.