Joshua 17:1
And the borders of the tribe of the children of Manasse, (for he was the first-born + 17:1 Gr. to.of Joseph,) assigned to Machir the first-born of Manasse the father of Galaad, for he was a warrior, were in the land of Galaad and of Basan.
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Genesis 41:52And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for God, said he, has increased me in the land of my humiliation.
Genesis 48:18And Joseph said to his father, Not so, father; for this is the first-born; lay thy right-hand upon his head.
Numbers 26:29To Chober, the family of the Choberites; to Melchiel, the family of the Melchielites.
Numbers 32:33And Moses gave to them, even to the sons of Gad and the sons of Ruben, and to the half tribe of Manasse of the sons of Joseph, the kingdom of Seon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, the land and + 32:33 Gr. the cities.its cities with its coasts, the cities of the land round about.
Numbers 32:40And Moses gave Galaad to Machir the son of Manasse, and he dwelt there.
Deuteronomy 3:15And to Machir I gave Galaad.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:1
The half tribe of Manasseh comes next to be provided for; and here we have, I. The families of that tribe that were to be portioned, ver. 1-6 . II. The country that fell to their lot, ver. 7-13 . III. The joint request of the two tribes that descended from Joseph, for the enlargement of their lot, and Joshua's answer to that request, ver. 14-18 . Read the whole commentary →