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Hepher (son of Gilead)

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Numbers 26:30–32 names him among the sons of Gilead; the family of the Hepherites came from him, and 26:33 and 27:1 name him the father of Zelophehad. The Korean Revised Version gives him the same name as the Heber of 26:45, who is not the same person. Joshua 17:2 gives the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families as the children of Abiezer, of Helek, of Asriel, of Shechem, of Hepher and of Shemida, and calls them “the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.”

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JOS 17:1–2, engwebp
¹This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
²So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida. These were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
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JOS 17:3–6, engwebp
³But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
⁴They came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.
⁵Ten parts fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan;
⁶because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.
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NUM 26:28–37, engwebp
²⁸The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
²⁹The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
³⁰These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
³¹and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
³²and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
³³Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
³⁴These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
³⁵These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
³⁶These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
³⁷These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
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NUM 27:1–7, engwebp
¹Then 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 came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
²They stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the Tent of Meeting, saying,
³“Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin. He had no sons.
⁴Why should the name of our father be taken away from among his family, because he had no son? Give to us a possession among the brothers of our father.”
⁵Moses brought their cause before the LORD.
⁶The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
⁷“The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. You shall surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father’s brothers. You shall cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.
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Unresolved interpretation: The line of Manasseh: Numbers 26:29–33, Joshua 17:1–2 and 1 Chronicles 7:14–19

Numbers 26:29–33 names the family of Machir among the sons of Manasseh, says, “Machir became the father of Gilead,” lists the families of the sons of Gilead, of Iezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida and Hepher, and says, “Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters.”
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- NUM 26:28–37, engwebp
  ²⁸The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.
  ²⁹The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
  ³⁰These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
  ³¹and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
  ³²and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
  ³³Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  ³⁴These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
  ³⁵These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
  ³⁶These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
  ³⁷These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
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Joshua 17:1–2 names “Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead,” and gives the lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh, for the children of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida.
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- JOS 17:1–2, engwebp
  ¹This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
  ²So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida. These were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
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1 Chronicles 7:14 says, “The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead”; 7:15, “The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters”; 7:18, “His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah”; and 7:19, “The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.” The Korean Revised Version reads 7:14 그 처의 소생은 아스리엘이요, born of his wife was Asriel, and 7:15 므낫세의 둘째 아들의 이름은 슬로브핫이니 슬로브핫은 딸들만 낳았으며, the name of the second son of Manasseh was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had only daughters.
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- 1CH 7:14–19, engwebp
  ¹⁴The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
  ¹⁵Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
  ¹⁶Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
  ¹⁷The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
  ¹⁸His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
  ¹⁹The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
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Numbers 26:29–33 says that Machir became the father of Gilead, names Asriel, Shechem, Shemida and Hepher among the sons of Gilead, and names Zelophehad the son of Hepher; Joshua 17:1–2 calls Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, and names the children of Abiezer, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida among the rest of the children of Manasseh. 1 Chronicles 7:14 names Asriel among the sons of Manasseh, born of his wife in the Korean Revised Version (그 처의 소생은 아스리엘이요) and “whom his concubine the Aramitess bore” in WEB. At 7:15 WEB reads “The name of the second was Zelophehad”, and the Korean Revised Version 므낫세의 둘째 아들의 이름은 슬로브핫이니, the name of the second son of Manasseh was Zelophehad. 7:18 names Abiezer among those whom Hammolecheth bore, and 7:19 names Shechem a son of Shemida and gives Shemida no father. This collection keeps the relations of Manasseh, Machir, Gilead, Asriel, Zelophehad, Hepher, Abiezer and Shemida as Numbers and Joshua give them, and records the names of 1 Chronicles 7:14–19 in its list, joining Asriel, Abiezer, Shemida and Shechem to no older entry and Zelophehad to his entry without a father there. It does not decide which account is right, or whether the Asriel, Abiezer, Shemida and Shechem of these verses are the men of those names in Numbers and Joshua.

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Gilead (son of Machir) — Father of — Hepher (son of Gilead)

Evidence: Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7
Hepher (son of Gilead) — Father of — Zelophehad

Evidence: Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7

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Numbers 27:1 Open that verse

Then 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 came near. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Joshua 17:2 Open that verse

So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida. These were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

Joshua 17:3 Open that verse

But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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Entry: Hepher (son of Gilead) (person-hepher)
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Current wording: Numbers 26:30–32 names him among the sons of Gilead; the family of the Hepherites came from him, and 26:33 and 27:1 name him the father of Zelophehad. The Korean Revised Version gives him the same name as the Heber of 26:45, who is not the same person. Joshua 17:2 gives the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families as the children of Abiezer, of Helek, of Asriel, of Shechem, of Hepher and of Shemida, and calls them “the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.”
Cited evidence: JOS 17:1–2, engwebp / JOS 17:3–6, engwebp / NUM 26:28–37, engwebp / NUM 27:1–7, engwebp
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