"So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance" Verse 4a.
All the other tribes represent one of Jacob's sons, except Ephraim and Manasseh. The tradition of the day said that the oldest child received a double portion in the inheritance. Joseph wasn't the oldest child, but either because Rueben had disgraced his family or because Joseph was the oldest of child of Jacob's favorite wife, we see Joseph, as it were, getting this blessing in the form of his two sons becoming the head of their own tribe with the eleven others. Yes, this means there are thirteen tribes, but only twelve received an inheritance of land. This chapter shares what Ephriam received and their disobedience.
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