Manasseh
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Manasseh or Menashshe (Hebrew: מְנַשֶּׁה, Standard Mənaššə Tiberian Mənaššeh Samaritan Manaṯ ; from the root נשה našah "to forget") was the name of several individuals from the Old Testament.
- Manasseh, the elder of the two sons of Joseph. He and his brother Ephraim were afterwards adopted by Jacob as his own sons (Genesis 48:1). His sons were Asriel and Machir, who was born to him by an Aramean concubine (1 Chronicles 7:14); and the only thing afterwards recorded of him is that his grandchildren were "brought up upon Joseph's knees" (Gen. 50:23; R.V., "born upon Joseph's knees") i.e., were from their birth adopted by Joseph as his own children. He is considered the founder of the Tribe of Manasseh.
- Manasseh of Judah, a king of the kingdom of Judah.
In Judges 18:30 the correct reading could possibly read "Moses," and not "Manasseh." Some scholars believe that the name "Manasseh" was introduced by a transcriber to avoid the scandal of naming the grandson of Moses the great lawgiver.
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This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.
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