Tribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the twelve tribes Israel. After the Assyrian invasion of 720 BCE, it is counted as one of the ten lost tribes. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph.
Quotes about
[edit]- And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. And the border descended to the Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook; and it ended at the sea.
- Southward it was Ephraim’s, northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border. Manasseh’s territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.
- Book of Joshua 17:7-10 NKJV.
- Manasseh shall devour [Tribe of Ephraim|Ephraim]], and Ephraim Manasseh; | Together they shall be against Judah.
- Isaiah 9:21 NKJV.
- Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
- Ephraim also is the helmet for My head;
- Judah is My lawgiver.
- Psalms 60:7 NKJV.
- Now to half the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given a possession in Bashan, but to the other half of it Joshua gave a possession among their brethren on this side of the Jordan, westward. And indeed, when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them, and spoke to them, saying, “Return with much riches to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much clothing. Divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.”
- Joshua 22:7-8 NKJV.
