Family
- Mother: Concubine the Aramitess
- Father: Manasseh (son of Joseph)
- Partner: Maachah (wife of Machir)
- Sibling: Ashriel
- Children: Daughter of Machir, Hammoleketh, Peresh, Gilead, Sheresh
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. 36:1-3; Josh. 17:3, 4). He is once mentioned as the representative of the tribe of Manasseh east of Jordan (Judg. 5:14).
Appears in
- Genesis 50 (MENTIONS)
- Numbers 26 (MENTIONS)
- Numbers 27 (MENTIONS)
- Numbers 32 (MENTIONS)
- Numbers 36 (MENTIONS)
- Deuteronomy 3 (MENTIONS)
- Joshua 13 (MENTIONS)
- Joshua 17 (MENTIONS)
- Judges 5 (MENTIONS)
- 2 Samuel 9 (MENTIONS)
- 2 Samuel 17 (MENTIONS)
- 1 Chronicles 2 (MENTIONS)
- 1 Chronicles 7 (MENTIONS)