In [Genesis 48:13-16](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/GEN.48.13-16), Jacob blesses his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh, invoking the presence and blessings of God and "The Angel" who redeemed him. > [!bible]+ [Genesis 48:13-16 - ESV](https://bolls.life/ESV/1/48/) > 13. And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near him. 14. And Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on the head of Ephraim, who was the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands (for Manasseh was the firstborn). 15. And he blessed Joseph and said, “The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day, 16. the **angel** who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” This Angel is called Jacob’s Redeemer, which is the title appropriated by God to himself in [Isaiah 43:14](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/ISA.43.14), [47:4](https://www.bible.com/bible/59/ISA.47.4) ([Matthew Poole's Commentary](https://paperpile.com/app/p/ef396809-05fb-0959-8126-a1614aa87757 'Matthew Poole's Commentary')). Not just a redeemer, but *The redeemer* that saves from all evil (Sin), what being can forgive sins but God alone? The seamless transition in Jacob's prayer from addressing God to addressing the Angel for blessings upon his sons shows that he regarded them as one and the same. By invoking "The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil," and praying to the angel in the same manner that he does for God. Jacob identifies this figure with God Himself, acknowledging the Angel’s role in his personal redemption and the covenantal promises extended through his lineage