The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, to whom his Aramean concubine gave birth; she also gave birth to 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:
- BSB The descendants of Manasseh: Through his Aramean concubine, Asriel, as well as Machir the father of Gilead.
- NKJV The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel.
- NLT The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.
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Quick answer
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.
Cross-references & the web
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- Josh 17:1–3This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
- Josh 13:31Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
- Num 32:30–42but if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”
- Deut 3:13–15and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I to the half-tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, even all Bashan. (The same is called the land of Rephaim.
- Num 26:29–34The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
- Judg 5:14Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim, after you, Benjamin, among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the marshal’s staff came out of Zebulun.
- Gen 50:23Joseph saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were born on Joseph’s knees.
- Num 27:1Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
- 1 Chr 2:21–23Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
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