What does Genesis 41:51 mean?

Genesis 41:51 highlights themes such as remembrance, forgiveness, healing when read in context.

How should I apply Genesis 41:51 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

49And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.

51And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

52And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

53And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

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Genesis 50:20
Joseph later reflects on how God used his suffering for good.
Psalm 103:2
Both verses emphasize the importance of remembering God's blessings.
Isaiah 43:18-19
Both verses speak to God's ability to bring new beginnings.