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== Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18829" /> == | == Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_18829" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Among the tribes of [[Israel]] there were two, [[Ephraim]] and Manasseh, that took their names not from Jacob’s sons but from his grandsons. Ephraim and [[Manasseh]] were the sons of Joseph. </p> <p> When Jacob determined to give the firstborn’s blessing to [[Joseph]] instead of to [[Reuben]] (for Reuben had disqualified himself by raping one of his father’s concubines; Genesis 35:22; Genesis 49:3-4; 1 Chronicles 5:1-2), he raised Joseph’s two sons to the same status as Joseph’s brothers ( Genesis 48:5-6). As a result Joseph, through his two sons, received two tribes, but each of his brothers received only one. Though Manasseh was born before Ephraim, Ephraim’s tribe was senior to Manasseh’s ( Genesis 48:12-20). </p> <p> Manasseh differed from all other tribes in Israel in that it was divided into two portions. Half the tribe lived in [[Canaan]] (the area between the [[Jordan]] River and the [[Mediterranean]] Sea) and the other half lived in the area east of Jordan ( Joshua 22:7). In all there were nine and a half tribes in Canaan and two and a half east of Jordan. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49588" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49588" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Manasseh, [[Tribe]] of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/manasseh-tribe-of.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
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Bridgeway Bible Dictionary [1]
Among the tribes of Israel there were two, Ephraim and Manasseh, that took their names not from Jacob’s sons but from his grandsons. Ephraim and Manasseh were the sons of Joseph.
When Jacob determined to give the firstborn’s blessing to Joseph instead of to Reuben (for Reuben had disqualified himself by raping one of his father’s concubines; Genesis 35:22; Genesis 49:3-4; 1 Chronicles 5:1-2), he raised Joseph’s two sons to the same status as Joseph’s brothers ( Genesis 48:5-6). As a result Joseph, through his two sons, received two tribes, but each of his brothers received only one. Though Manasseh was born before Ephraim, Ephraim’s tribe was senior to Manasseh’s ( Genesis 48:12-20).
Manasseh differed from all other tribes in Israel in that it was divided into two portions. Half the tribe lived in Canaan (the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea) and the other half lived in the area east of Jordan ( Joshua 22:7). In all there were nine and a half tribes in Canaan and two and a half east of Jordan.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Manasseh, Tribe of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/manasseh-tribe-of.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
