Genesis 48:13-22
"Ephraim's Greater Blessing"
So, here we have an interesting, prophetic situation (well, I'm not sure whether to say prophetic or causative). Jacob is about to bless Manasseh & Ephraim (Manasseh is the elder of the two). Joseph lines them up such that Manasseh is on Jacob's right and Ephraim on his left. Then, Jacob goes and "messes things up", or at least in Joseph's eyes. Jacob crosses his arms and places his right hand on Ephraim and his left on Manasseh (The right hand is the hand of stronger blessing in this instance).
When asked why this was done, Jacob answered , saying that Ephraim would grow to be a greater, more populous nation. As to the prophetic/causative issue. I am not sure whether Jacob was foretelling Ephraim's future or whether he caused the more blessed future of Ephraim over Manasseh. Regardless, It is evident that God's hand was in play, guiding Jacob to say what he did in the manner he did.
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