The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
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- WEB The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
- KJV The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:
- NKJV The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel.
- NASB The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, to whom his Aramean concubine gave birth; she also gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead.
- NLT The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.
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Manasseh's line is introduced through Asriel and Machir, the father of Gilead, born by an Aramean concubine.
Overview
The record of Manasseh, son of Joseph, begins with Machir, whose descendants settled in Gilead east of the Jordan. The note about the Aramean concubine reflects the mixed family circumstances of the patriarchs without endorsing them. Even through such ordinary and imperfect human histories, God advanced the line and inheritance of His people.
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- Josh 17:1–3Now 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.
- Josh 13:31half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.
- Num 32:30–42But if they do not arm themselves and go across with you, then they must accept their possession among you in the land of Canaan.”
- Deut 3:13–15To the half-tribe of Manasseh I gave the rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og. (The entire region of Argob, the whole territory of Bashan, used to be called the land of the Rephaim.)
- Num 26:29–34These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
- Judg 5:14Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
- Gen 50:23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
- Num 27:1Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
- 1 Chr 2:21–23Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
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