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Son of Man
"Son of Man" is a biblical expression meaning literally "son of a human being." In the Old Testament it refers to a human being; in Daniel 7 it describes a figure who comes with the clouds of heaven; and in the Gospels it is the term Jesus most often used to refer to himself.
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- 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.
- 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.
- Joseph (Son of Jacob)People
Joseph is a figure in the Book of Genesis, the son of Jacob and Rachel. Sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers, he rose to become the country's chief administrator and saved his family during a famine. He is distinct from Joseph of Nazareth, the legal father of Jesus.
- Parable of the Sheep and the GoatsBible
The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats is Jesus' teaching in Matthew 25:31-46, in which the returning Son of Man judges all nations, separating them as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. Through this scene Jesus teaches that whatever is done for the least of his brethren is done for him.
Verses in the King James Version 520, showing 6
- Genesis 50:23
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
- Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
- Numbers 27:1
Then came 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: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
- Numbers 32:39
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.
- Numbers 32:40
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
- Numbers 32:41
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth–jair.
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