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Genesis 48:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who [are] these?

Genesis 48:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 48:8

Theological / Devotional

Who are these? The failing sight of the patriarch (see v. 10) was probably the reason why Jacob did not recognize his grandchildren sooner. The fact that he was not at first aware of their presence shows that the act of adoption was prompted, not by beholding the youths, but by the inward promptings of the Spirit of God.

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