*Gen 48:2 Hebrew Israel; also in 48:8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 21. See note on 35:21.

*Gen 48:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai.

*Gen 48:4 Hebrew seed; also in 48:19.

*Gen 48:7 Hebrew Paddan, referring to Paddan-aram; compare Gen 35:9.

*Gen 48:22 Or an extra ridge of land. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.