Joseph’s birthright

One of Jacob’s sons was Joseph; it was he whom his brothers sold into captivity in Egypt where Joseph prospered and was able later to use his position to provide refuge to the family from which he had been separated. Before Jacob pronounced the blessings on his twelve sons, as recounted in chapter 49 [...]

The kingdom of Israel

Genesis 49 tells how Israel, formerly Jacob, son and heir of Isaac who in turn inherited the promises made by God to his father Abraham, gathered his sons about him. He passed on the main birthright to Joseph, but there was a special bequest and prophecy for Judah:
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, [...]