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• Manasseh (son of Joseph)

  Manasseh was the firstborn son of Joseph, born in Egypt. Adopted by Jacob, he became the ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel. He is not to be confused with [[므낫세|Manasseh]], king of Judah.

• Simeon (son of Jacob)

  The second son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is known for his role in the Shechem incident and for being held as a hostage in the story of Joseph.

• Ephraim

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

• Tribe of Ephraim

  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.

• Tribe of Manasseh

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

• Machir

  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.

• Jeroboam

  Jeroboam was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, established by the ten northern tribes when the kingdom divided after Solomon's death. Because he set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan, he became the standard by which the Books of Kings evaluate the later kings of northern Israel.

• Daughters of Zelophehad

  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 on inheritance by daughters.

• Manasseh

  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.

• Hill Country of Ephraim

  The hill country of Ephraim is the mountainous region of central Canaan west of the Jordan River. Occupied mainly by the tribe of Ephraim, it is the setting for numerous events in Joshua, Judges, and 1 Samuel.

• Canaan

  Canaan is the land lying between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is the "Promised Land" that God pledged to give to Abraham and his descendants, and it is the principal setting of Old Testament Israel's history.

• Hoglah

  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.

• Joseph (Son of Jacob)

  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.

• Judah (Son of Jacob)

  Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The Davidic royal line descended from him, and the New Testament presents Jesus as his descendant.

• Barnabas

  Barnabas was an early church leader who appears in the Acts of the Apostles. Originally named Joseph, he was a Levite from Cyprus. The apostles gave him the name Barnabas, meaning "son of consolation," and he accompanied Paul on the first missionary journey.

• Joses

  Joses is a figure in the Gospel of Mark and the brother of James the Less. His mother, Mary, is recorded as one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus and his burial in the tomb.

• Archelaus

  Archelaus was a son of Herod the Great who ruled Judea after his father's death. He is mentioned only once in Scripture, in Matthew 2:22, as the reason Joseph's family settled in Nazareth after returning from Egypt.

• Brothers of Jesus

  A collective term for James, Joseph (Joses), Simon, and Judas, who are called the "brothers" of Jesus in the New Testament, together with his unnamed sisters. Christian traditions differ in their understanding of how these individuals were related to Jesus.

• Genesis 37

  Genesis 37 tells how Joseph, Jacob's favored son, provokes his brothers' hatred by recounting his dreams and is sold by them for twenty pieces of silver and carried off to Egypt.

• Genealogy of Jesus

  The genealogy of Jesus is the record of the ancestry of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-38. Matthew traces the line downward from Abraham to Jesus, while Luke traces it upward from Jesus to Adam.