Machir
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....
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Machir/Makir - meaning bartered - was the name of two figures
in the Bible.
1. Machir, the son of Manasseh, and father of Gilead.[1]
In the Torah's account of the journey of the Israelites after
the Exodus, Machir (the individual) is portrayed as conquering
the territories known as Gilead and Bashan, which had
previously been occupied by Amorit...
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And the chief fathers of the families of the children of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the
families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before
Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the
children of Israel:...
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There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he [was]
the firstborn of Joseph; [to wit], for Machir the firstborn of
Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war,
therefore he had Gilead and Bashan....
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(sold).
1. The eldest son, Jos 17:1 of the patriarch Manasseh
by an Aramite or Syrian concubine. 1Ch 7:14 At the time of the
conquest the family of Machir had become very powerful, and a
large part of the country on the east of Jordan was subdued by
them. Nu 32:39; De 3:15
2. The son of Ammiel, a powerful sheikh of one of the
transjordanic t...
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sold. (1.) Manasseh's oldest son (Josh. 17:1), or probably
his
only son (see 1 Chr. 7:14, 15; comp. Num. 26:29-33;
Josh.
13:31). His descendants are referred to under the
name of
Machirites, being the offspring of Gilead (Num.
26:29). They
settled in land taken from the Amorites (Num. 32:39,
40; Deut.
3:15) by a special enactment (Num. 36...
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1. Manasseh's oldest son by a Syrian or Aramite concubine (1
Chronicles 7:14). Joseph had Machir's children upon his knees
(Genesis 50:23), i.e. they were adopted by Joseph from their
birth. Gilead was his son, and Abiah his daughter. A large
part of the country E. of Jordan was subdued by his powerful
family (Numbers 32:39; Deuteronomy 3:15)....
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ma'-kir (makhir; Macheir), ma'-kir-it:
(1) The eldest son of Manasseh (Gen 50:23). In Nu 26:29 it is
recorded that Machir begat Gilead, but another narrative
informs us that the children of Machir "went to Gilead, and
took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein. And
Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he
dwelt t...
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-1. One of the sons of Manasseh
Ge 50:23
Father of the Machirites
Nu 26:29; 36:1
The land of Gilead allotted to
Nu 32:39,40; De 3:15; Jos 13:31
Certain cities of Bashan given to
Jos 13:31; 17:1
-2. A man of Lo-debar who took care of Jonathan's lame son,
Mephibosheth
2Sa 9:4,5; 17:27...
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