Manasseh

How Nave’s arranged it

• 1. Son of Joseph and AsenathGenesis 41:50Genesis 41:51Genesis 46:20
• Adopted by Jacob on his deathbedGenesis 48:1Genesis 48:5–20
• Called MANASSESRevelation 7:6
• 2. Tribe of
• Descendants of Joseph
• (The two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, were reckoned equally among the primogenitors of the twelve tribes (taking the places of Joseph and Levi))
• Adopted by JacobGenesis 48:5
• Prophecy concerningGenesis 49:25Genesis 49:26
• Enumeration ofNumbers 1:34Numbers 1:35Numbers 26:29–34
• Place of, in camp and marchNumbers 2:18Numbers 2:20Numbers 10:22Numbers 10:23
• Blessing or Moses onDeuteronomy 33:13–17
• Inheritance of

The passages, in Bible order (41)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 41:50

   Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

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   “(Verse 50 and following) And Joseph had two sons before the years of famine came, whom Aseneth, the daughter of Potipherah, the priest of On, bore to him. And Joseph called the name of his firstborn son Manasseh, for God has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house. And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.

   “And unto Joseph were born two sons,....

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2. Genesis 41:51

   Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”

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   “And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh,....

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3. Genesis 46:20

   Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

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   “And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim,.... And therefore not to be reckoned with those that went down with Jacob thither; for which reason the clause, "in the land of Egypt", is inserted, see Gen 41:50, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On, bare unto him; here again the Targum of Jonathan makes Asenath to be the daughter of Dinah, who it says was educated in the house of Potipherah prince of Tanis; See Gill on Gen 41:50.

   “Unto Joseph - were born Manasseh and Ephraim - There is a remarkable addition here in the Septuagint, which must be noticed: Εγενοντο δε υἱοι Μανασση, οὑς ετεκεν αυτῳ ἡ παλλακη ἡ Συρα, τον Μαχιρ· Μαχιρ δε εγεννησε τον Γαλααδ. Υἱοι δε Εφραιμ αδελφου Μανασσῃ, Σουταλααμ και Τααμ. Υἱοι δε Σουταλααμ, Εδεμ· These were the sons of Manasseh whom his Syrian concubine bore unto him: Machir; and Machir begat Galaad. The sons of Ephraim, Manasseh’s brother, were Sutalaam and Taam; and the sons of Sutalaam, Edem.

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4. Genesis 48:1

   Some time later Joseph was told, “Your father is ill.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

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   “(Chapter 48, Verse 1) And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. And from this, what we said above is demonstrated, that Joseph had only two sons in that place, Ephraim and Manasseh.

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5. Genesis 48:5–20

   And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

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   “Joseph was eager to receive the blessing (Gen. XLVIII, 1 et seq.). Finally, he presented his sons Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Jacob blessed. And because he had twelve sons, and the thirteenth was to be the apostle Paul, as if a later chosen one, the thirteenth Tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim were sanctified in both, so that Paul would not be found outside the number of the paternal Tribes, who was an outstanding preacher of the Old and New Testament and could easily prove his inheritance of the paternal blessing.

   “And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,....

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6. Genesis 49:25

   by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

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   “But why did she say: Blessed is the womb of your father and mother, if we want to understand the womb alone of Mary, the reason will be hidden. For she could have said it concerning the womb of the mother alone. But I think it is more beautiful to understand both the generation of the Lord Jesus according to the spiritual mystery, and according to divinity, and according to the flesh, because he was begotten from the Father before the ages.

   “Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee,....

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7. Genesis 49:26

   The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 49:262 voices

   “And so he surpassed all mountains, and the desires of the eternal hills. For he excelled not only all those sublime men of merit, the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, but even the sun, the moon, and the archangels, shining like the light of heaven, as he himself says: A disciple is not above his master, nor a servant above his lord. For who among them was there to whom all things were subject, to whom he gave what they were? In which all his saints are blessed, because he is the head of all heads.

   “The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors,....

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8. Numbers 1:34

   And from the sons of Manasseh, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

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9. Numbers 1:35

   those registered to the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

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   “Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 32,200 men. See Gill on Num 1:20.

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10. Numbers 2:18

    On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:

    ›Commentary on Numbers 2:181 voice

    “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim, according to their armies,.... It was in the rear or behind, consisting of his tribe, and of the tribes of Manasseh and Benjamin, divided into several companies, and extended four miles, as the above Targum.

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11. Numbers 2:20

    The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,

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    “And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh,....

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12. Numbers 10:22

    Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

    ›Commentary on Numbers 10:221 voice

    “And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies,.... Next followed the standard of the camp of Ephraim, under which were Manasseh and Benjamin, Num 10:23, and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud; over whom were the same captains, as in Num 2:18.

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13. Numbers 10:23

    Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,

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14. Numbers 26:29–34

    These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

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15. Numbers 32:33

    So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.

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    “And Moses gave unto them,....

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16. Numbers 32:39–42

    The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

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    “And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it,....

    “The children of Machir - Machir, the son of Manasseh, was long since dead: even his sons had been brought up upon Joseph’s knees Gen 50:23. But the renown acquired by his descendants raised his family almost to the dignity of a tribe; and the Machirites are in the next verse styled Machir, just as the children of Judah or of Ephraim are often spoken of as Judah or Ephraim. So in Jdg 5:14 Machir is coupled with Ephraim and Zebulun.

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