Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph's firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war. Cross References Genesis 41:51 Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's household." Genesis 46:20 Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Genesis 48:17 When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim's head, he was displeased and took his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's. Numbers 26:29 These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead. Numbers 32:40 So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled there. Joshua 17:2 So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh--the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. Joshua 22:7 (To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them, Ezekiel 48:4 Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west. Treasury of Scripture There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. the firstborn Genesis 41:51 Genesis 46:20 Genesis 48:18 Machir Genesis 50:23 Numbers 26:29 Numbers 27:1 Gilead Numbers 26:29 Numbers 32:33,40 Deuteronomy 3:13-15 |