Joshua 17:1
And the lot is for the tribe of Manasseh (for he [is] first-born of Joseph), for Machir first-born of Manasseh, father of Gilead, for he hath been a man of war, and his are Gilead and Bashan.
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Genesis 41:52and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim: 'for, God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction.'
Genesis 48:18and Joseph saith unto his father, 'Not so, my father, for this [is] the first-born; set thy right hand on his head.'
Numbers 26:29Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir hath begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.
Numbers 32:33And Moses giveth to them, to the sons of Gad, and to the sons of Reuben, and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorite, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land by its cities, in the borders, the cities of the land round about.
Numbers 32:40and Moses giveth Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he dwelleth in it.
Deuteronomy 3:15And to Machir I have given Gilead.
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 →