Joshua 17:1 meaning and explanation
Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
Joshua 17:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua 17 opens the allotment of land to Manasseh, one of Joseph's two sons, whose tribes Ephraim and Manasseh together continue Joseph's line. Machir, Manasseh's firstborn, is named as the ancestor of the Gileadites, and his clan had already received Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan because he was a warrior.
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