Joseph's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
Ephraim
Joseph’s second son, born in Egypt to Asenath, whom Joseph named Ephraim, “fruitful,” because “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction” (Genesis 41:50–52). Jacob adopted him and his brother Manasseh, and crossed his hands to bless the younger first, saying his offspring would become a multitude of nations (Genesis 48:5, 13–20). The tribe of Ephraim, which held the central hill country, grew powerful, and the prophets later often use Ephraim as a name for the northern kingdom of Israel.
Family
- Father
- Joseph son of Jacob
- Mother
- Asenath
- Children
- Shuthelah, Becher, Tahan, Ezer, Elead, Beriah