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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Yahweh speaks of the descendantsof Jacob and Joseph as if they were fire because
 
 # The house of Jacob ... the house of Joseph
 
-Often "the house of Jacob" represents Israel, but here it represents only the people in the southern part of Israel. Joseph was one of Jacob's sons. Here "the house of Joseph" represents the people in the norther part of Israel.
+Often "the house of Jacob" represents Israel, but here it represents only the people in the southern part of Israel. Joseph was one of Jacob's sons. Here "the house of Joseph" represents the people in the northern part of Israel.
 
 # stubble