• Two large tribes sprang from the two sons of Joseph. Genesis 46:27. CIS 344.3
• When the children of Israel entered Egypt, the descendants of Joseph numbered 85,200. Numbers 26:34-37; Genesis 49:22. CIS 344.4
• Joseph received one part of the birthright,-the double portion of the inheritance. 1 Chronicles 5:1. CIS 344.5
• This portion of the birthright is perpetuated throughout eternity by two divisions of the one hundred and forty-four thousand, representing the family of Joseph. Revelation 7:6, 8. CIS 344.6