Nearing the End of Bereishit (Genesis) in Chapter 48

Blessings are being bestowed by Jacob (Israel) to his Grand Children and his children

*Blessing is always treasured by G-d-fearing people.

The eternal possession, “The Land of Israel.” v. 4 many people do not understand or do not know this truth.

“Jacob’s Illness”
“The Blessing of Manasseh and Ephraim”

And it came to pass after these things that someone said to Joseph, “Behold! – your father is ill.” So he took his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, with him.
48:1
Jacob said to Joseph, “El Shaddai had appeared to me in Luz in the land of Canaan and He blessed me.
48:3
He said to me, ‘Behold – I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make you a congregation of nations, and I will give this land to your offspring after you as an eternal possession.’
:4
Israel said to Joseph, “I dare not accept the thought that I would see your face, and here God has shown me even your offspring!”
:11
But Israel extended his right hand and laid it on Ephraim’s head though he was the younger and his left hand on Manasseh’s head. He maneuvered his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
:14
And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, Father, For this is the firstborn; place your right hand on his head.”
:18
But his father refused, saying, “I know my son, I know; he too will become greater than he, and his off-spring[‘s fame] will fill the nations.”
:19
So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you shall Israel bless saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh’” – and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
:20
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Behold! – I am about to die; God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers.
:21

1 Now it came to pass after these incidents that [someone] said to Joseph, “Behold, your father is ill.” So he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim.
2 And [someone] told Jacob and said, “Behold, your son Joseph is coming to you.” And Israel summoned his strength and sat up on the bed.
3 And Jacob said to Joseph, “Almighty God appeared to me in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and He blessed me.
4 And He said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and cause you to multiply, and I will make you into a congregation of peoples, and I will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting inheritance.’
5 And now, [as for] your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt, until I came to you, to the land of Egypt they are mine. Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine like Reuben and Simeon.
6 But your children, if you beget [any] after them, shall be yours; by their brothers’ names they shall be called in their inheritance.
7 As for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died to me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still a stretch of land to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.”
8 Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and he said, “Who are these?”
9 Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God gave me here.” So he said, “Now bring them near to me, so that I may bless them.”
10 Now Israel’s eyes had become heavy with age, [to the extent that] he could not see. So he drew them near to him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
11 And Israel said to Joseph, “I had not expected to see [even] your face, and behold, God has shown me your children too.”
12 And Joseph took them out from upon his [Jacob’s] knees, and he prostrated himself to the ground.
13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim at his right, from Israel’s left, and Manasseh at his left, from Israel’s right, and he brought [them] near to him.
14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and placed [it] on Ephraim’s head, although he was the younger, and his left hand [he placed] on Manasseh’s head. He guided his hands deliberately, for Manasseh was the firstborn.
15 And he blessed Joseph and said, “God, before Whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, walked, God Who sustained me as long as I am alive, until this day,
16 may the angel who redeemed me from all harm bless the youths, and may they be called by my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, and may they multiply abundantly like fish, in the midst of the land.”
17 And Joseph saw that his father was placing his right hand on Ephraim’s head, and it displeased him. So he held up his father’s hand to remove it from upon Ephraim’s head [to place it] on Manasseh’s head.
18 And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, Father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
19 But his father refused, and he said, “I know, my son, I know; he too will become a people, and he too will be great. But his younger brother will be greater than he, and his children[‘s fame] will fill the nations.”
20 So he blessed them on that day, saying, “With you, Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh,’ ” and he placed Ephraim before Manasseh.
21 And Israel said to Joseph, “Behold, I am going to die, and God will be with you, and He will return you to the land of your forefathers.
22 And I have given you one portion over your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.”