Jacob begins to bless Joseph’s sons, however Joseph becomes upset when Jacob begins to give his his younger son the greater blessing. Jacob responds, “I know, my son, I know; he also will become a people and he also will be great. However, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”

There is an allusion to Jacob’s childhood when he tricked his father into blessing him rather than Esau his older brother. Rather than being tricked Jacob chooses to bless the younger of his grandchildren.

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