Machir (son of Manasseh)
마길 (므낫세의 아들)
Numbers 26:29 names him among the sons of Manasseh; the family of the Machirites came from him, and he became the father of Gilead. Numbers 27:1 names him in the line of the daughters of Zelophehad. Numbers 32:39–40 has the children of Machir the son of Manasseh take Gilead, and Moses give Gilead to Machir, who lives there; 36:1 calls Gilead the son of Machir. Joshua 17:1 calls him the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, and says that because he was a man of war, he had Gilead and Bashan. 1 Chronicles 2:21 says, “Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub,” and 2:23, “Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.” 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, “Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah”; 7:16, “Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh”; and 7:17, “These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.” The Korean Revised Version reads 7:14 그 처의 소생은 아스리엘이요 그 첩 아람 여인의 소생은 길르앗의 아비 마길이니, born of his wife was Asriel, and born of his concubine the Aramitess was Machir the father of Gilead, and makes Maacah the sister of Huppim and Shuppim (7:15 훕빔과 숩빔의 누이 마아가).
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- 1CH 2:21–24, engwebp
21Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
22Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- 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.
- DEU 3:12–17, engwebp
12This land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead with its cities, I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites;
13and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh—all the region of Argob, even all Bashan. (The same is called the land of Rephaim.
14Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.)
15I gave Gilead to Machir.
16To the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave from Gilead even to the valley of the Arnon, the middle of the valley, and its border, even to the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
17the Arabah also, and the Jordan and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
- JOS 13:29–31, engwebp
29Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
30Their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the villages of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities.
31Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- NUM 32:39–42, engwebp
39The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein.
40Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein.
41Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its villages, and called them Havvoth Jair.
42Nobah went and took Kenath and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
- NUM 36:1–4, engwebp
1The heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel.
2They said, “The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel. My lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
3If they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall belong. So it will be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.
4When the jubilee of the children of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall belong. So their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.”
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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.
- NUM 26:28–37, engwebp
- 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.
- JOS 17:1–2, engwebp
- 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.
- 1CH 7:14–19, engwebp
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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Manasseh (son of Joseph) — Father of — Machir (son of Manasseh)
Evidence: 1 Chronicles 7:14–19, Joshua 13:29–31, Joshua 17:1–2, Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7, Numbers 32:39–42, Numbers 36:1–4
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Machir (son of Manasseh) — Father of — Gilead (son of Machir)
Evidence: 1 Chronicles 2:21–24, 1 Chronicles 7:14–19, Joshua 17:1–2, Joshua 17:3–6, Numbers 26:28–37, Numbers 27:1–7, Numbers 36:1–4
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Machir (son of Manasseh) — Spouse of — Maacah (wife of Machir)
Evidence: 1 Chronicles 7:14–19
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Took part in (2) — Machir, Jair and Nobah take the land of Gilead, Asriel and Machir, sons of Manasseh, and Maacah the wife of Machir
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The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
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.
The children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were therein.
Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he lived therein.
The heads of the fathers’ households of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the princes, the heads of the fathers’ households of the children of Israel.
I gave Gilead to Machir.
Half Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
This 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.
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.
Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.
Maacah 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.
The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Machir (son of Manasseh) (person-machir) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/machir Current wording: Numbers 26:29 names him among the sons of Manasseh; the family of the Machirites came from him, and he became the father of Gilead. Numbers 27:1 names him in the line of the daughters of Zelophehad. Numbers 32:39–40 has the children of Machir the son of Manasseh take Gilead, and Moses give Gilead to Machir, who lives there; 36:1 calls Gilead the son of Machir. Joshua 17:1 calls him the firstborn of Manasseh and the father of Gilead, and says that because he was a man of war, he had Gilead and Bashan. 1 Chronicles 2:21 says, “Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub,” and 2:23, “Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.” 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, “Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah”; 7:16, “Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh”; and 7:17, “These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.” The Korean Revised Version reads 7:14 그 처의 소생은 아스리엘이요 그 첩 아람 여인의 소생은 길르앗의 아비 마길이니, born of his wife was Asriel, and born of his concubine the Aramitess was Machir the father of Gilead, and makes Maacah the sister of Huppim and Shuppim (7:15 훕빔과 숩빔의 누이 마아가). Cited evidence: 1CH 2:21–24, engwebp / 1CH 7:14–19, engwebp / DEU 3:12–17, engwebp / JOS 13:29–31, engwebp / JOS 17:1–2, engwebp / JOS 17:3–6, engwebp / NUM 26:28–37, engwebp / NUM 27:1–7, engwebp (and 2 more of 10) Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.