Genesis 50:23

And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.

Cross-reference

Genesis 48:19 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 48:19 prophesied Ephraim's greater descendants — that blessing is realized here as Joseph sees Ephraim's lineage extend three generations.

Genesis 41:52 gave Ephraim a name meaning fruitfulness — here Joseph sees that fruitfulness multiplied in his descendants.

Numbers 32:39 Historical context

Numbers 32:39 shows Machir's descendants taking Gilead, fulfilling the inheritance of Manasseh's line noted here.

Joshua 17:1 Historical context

Joshua 17:1 details the land allotment for Machir's descendants, the same lineage Joseph saw here.

1 Chronicles 7:14 gives Machir as son of Manasseh, directly paralleling the genealogy here.

Proverbs 17:6 Related theme

Proverbs 17:6 calls grandchildren the crown of the aged, directly illustrating Joseph's experience here.

Numbers 32:33 Historical context

Numbers 32:33 records the half-tribe of Manasseh, descendants of Machir mentioned here, receiving land east of the Jordan.

Deuteronomy 3:15 Historical context

Deuteronomy 3:15 records that Moses gave Gilead to Machir, the same descendant seen here on Joseph's knees.

1 Chronicles 2:21 Historical context

1 Chronicles 2:21 mentions Machir as father of Gilead, connecting to the Machir Joseph raised.

Job 42:16 Parallel

Job 42:16 also describes a patriarch seeing multiple generations of descendants, paralleling Joseph's blessing here.

Psalm 128:6 Parallel

Psalm 128:6 expresses the blessing of seeing grandchildren, which Joseph experiences here with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.