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Machir
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        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 tribes, who rendered essential service to the cause of Saul and of David successively. 2Sa 9:4,5; 17:27-29


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'machir' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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