ʼEphrayim — Ephraim = “double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful”
331 + 26 = 357
Genesis 41:52 — “And the second he named Ephraim, meaning, “God has made me fertile in the land of my affliction.””
Genesis 46:20 — “To Joseph were born in the land of Egypt Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-phera priest of On bore to him.”
Genesis 48:1 — “Some time afterward, Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.”
Genesis 48:5 — “Now, your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, shall be mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine no less than Reuben and Simeon.”
Genesis 48:13 — “Joseph took the two of them, Ephraim with his right hand—to Israel’s left—and Manasseh with his left hand—to Israel’s right—and brought them close to him.”
| Hos | Jdg | Jos | 2Ch | Num | Isa | Gen | 1Ch | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 164 |