Holy Scripture
Genesis 48:21
A church father on this verse
“Let us therefore not be anxious to amass money and bequeath it to our children; rather, let us teach them virtue and call down blessing from God on them. This, you see, this is the greatest wealth; this wealth is beyond counting, proof against consumption, leading to greater wealth as each day passes. Nothing in fact…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
21And Israel said to Joseph, Behold, I die; and God shall be with you, and restore you to the land of your fathers.
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In context
19And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
20And he blessed them in that day, saying, In you shall Israel be blessed, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and Manasseh; and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
— Genesis 48:21 —
22And I give to thee Shechem, a select portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorites with my sword and bow.