Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
The firstborn
General references
Bible References
The firstborn
Genesis 41:51
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”
Genesis 46:20 Now to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, bore to him.
Genesis 48:18
Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn. Place your right hand on his head.”
Deuteronomy 21:17
But he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
General references
Numbers 32:39
The sons of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who were in it.