A45 Jacob's Last Days Poem by Simple Simon

A45 Jacob's Last Days

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When Jacob became very old.
In Egypt, he had lived
For seventeen years,
Counting his last days.

He was one hundred
And forty-seven years old;
'Don't bury me, ' he said,
In Egypt, when I'm dead.'

'Please bury me, ' he told,
'Where my father was buried.'
To this request, Joseph agreed,
Which Jacob made in death-bed.

Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh

In his last days, Jacob was unwell.
Joseph learnt, he was seriously ill.
With his two sons, he rushed
To see his father in death-bed.

'Who're they? ' Jacob asked.
'They're my sons, 'Joseph replied,
'Manasseh, the eldest,
And Ephraim, the youngest.'

Manasseh sat at his right
And Ephraim at his left.
But he laid his hands
On Ephraim's head.'

Joseph told him, 'Bless first
Manasseh, the eldest.'
Jacob said, 'No doubt
The eldest will become great.'

'But the younger brother
Will become much greater
Than his elder brother,
And will be more popular.'

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sandra Fowler 20 September 2006

A very elegiac account of the last days of the Patriarch Jacob. Very tastefully and beautifully written, Simon. Warm regards, Sandra

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