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• ManassehPeople

  Manasseh was an Old Testament king of Judah and the son of Hezekiah. He reigned for fifty-five years and is recorded as a wicked king who promoted idolatry on a large scale. Second Chronicles reports that he repented after being taken captive.

• MachirPeople

  Machir was the firstborn son of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, and the father of Gilead. His name also designates a branch of the tribe of Manasseh (the Machirites) that took possession of the land of Gilead east of the Jordan River.

• Tribe of ManassehBible

  The tribe of Manasseh was an Israelite tribe descended from Manasseh, the firstborn son of Joseph. Because it received land both east and west of the Jordan River, the expression "the half tribe of Manasseh" came into use.

• EphraimPeople

  Ephraim was the second son born to Joseph in Egypt. His grandfather Jacob blessed him ahead of his older brother, Manasseh. He was the ancestor of the tribe of Ephraim, and in the prophetic books his name is also used for the northern kingdom of Israel.

• Tribe of EphraimBible

  The tribe of Ephraim was an Israelite tribe made up of the descendants of Ephraim, the second son of Joseph. It settled in the central hill country of Canaan, and after the division of the kingdom its name came to stand for the northern kingdom of Israel.

• Daughters of ZelophehadPeople

  The daughters of Zelophehad were the five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Their request for the inheritance (share of land) of their father, who had died without sons, led to the establishment of an ordinance governing inheritance by daughters.

• HoglahPeople

  Hoglah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh, who appear in the Old Testament books of Numbers and Joshua. Together with her sisters, she asked that daughters be allowed to inherit the land of their father, who had died without sons.

• Joshua 17Bible

  Joshua 17 records the land west of the Jordan allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It recounts how the daughters of Zelophehad received an inheritance, how the Canaanites were not fully driven out, and how Joshua answered the descendants of Joseph, who complained that their land was too small, by telling them to clear the forest.

• 2 Kings 21Bible

  2 Kings 21 recounts the fifty-five-year reign of Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, who revived idolatry in Judah, and the judgment announced against Jerusalem and Judah. It also recounts the reign of his son Amon, who was killed by his servants after two years.

• Jair (Son of Manasseh)People

  Jair was an Old Testament figure, a descendant of Manasseh, who took villages in the regions of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan River and named them Havoth-jair after himself.

• AmonPeople

  Amon was a king of Judah, the son of Manasseh and the father of Josiah. He reigned in Jerusalem for two years before his servants conspired against him and killed him in his palace.

• ZelophehadPeople

  Zelophehad was a man of the tribe of Manasseh who died during the wilderness period. He left no sons, only five daughters, and their petition led to the establishment of the law governing the inheritance of land by daughters.

• HephzibahPeople

  Hephzibah was the mother of Manasseh, king of Judah, and is mentioned by name only once, in 2 Kings 21:1. Her name is commonly interpreted to mean "my delight is in her."

• MahlahPeople

  Mahlah is the first named of the five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh. Together with her sisters, she asked Moses to let them receive the inheritance of their father, who had died without sons.

• GeshurBible

  Geshur was a small kingdom, apparently Aramean, and also the name of its people. It seems to have been located northeast of the Sea of Galilee, in the area of the modern Golan Heights. It is known as the home of the maternal family of Absalom, son of David.

• Prayer of ManassehBible

  The prayer of repentance offered by Manasseh, king of Judah, during the affliction of his captivity. It is recorded in 2 Chronicles 33, and a short Greek prayer bearing the same name has been transmitted among the Apocrypha (writings outside the canon).

• Shechem (Son of Hamor)People

  Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite and chief of the city of Shechem, appears in Genesis 34. After violating Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, he asked to take her as his wife and was killed by Simeon and Levi.

• GideonPeople

  Gideon is a judge of Israel whose story is told in Judges 6–8. Also called Jerubbaal, he is best known for defeating Midian with three hundred men.

• 2 Chronicles 33Bible

  2 Chronicles 33 records the fifty-five-year reign of Manasseh, king of Judah, and the two-year reign of his son Amon. Its central narrative tells how Manasseh, after extreme idolatry, was taken captive by Assyria, humbled himself in prayer, and was restored to his throne.