Jacob is nearing the end of his life, at the ripe old age of 147. We see in this passage that he wanted to bless Joseph's two sons, but contrary to the norm of the day he blesses the younger son more than the firstborn. I wonder if this was done because he himself was not the firstborn child to his father? It seems to catch Joseph off-guard, but when he tries to correct it Jacob is quite firm in his choice.
Other than that there isn't much to say here. We are drawing near the end of Genesis, and I am looking forward to the more active first few chapters of Exodus!
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