Joseph was the principal tribe in central Israel as symbolized by the sheaf of grain on its emblem. Later this tribe was split in two. One was called Menasheh and the other Ephraim. These were the names of Joseph's sons.
TORAH READING OF THE WEEK28. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt for seventeen years, and Jacob's days, the years of his life, were a hundred and forty seven years. 29. When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If I have now found favor in your eyes, now place your hand beneath my thigh, and you shall deal with -Find out more
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