Hebrews 11:21 meaning and explanation

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

Hebrews 11:21, Berean Standard Bible

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The writer continues his list of faith's witnesses, here recalling Genesis 47 and 48. Jacob, an old man nearing death in Egypt, blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's two sons, and adopts them into his own inheritance.

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