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
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Bible References
The firstborn
Genesis 41:51
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh For God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
Genesis 46:20
And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asnath bore to him, the daughter of Potipherah the priest in On.
Genesis 48:18
And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn: put thy right hand on his head.
Deuteronomy 21:17
but he shall acknowledge as firstborn the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that is found with him; for he is the firstfruits of his vigour: the right of the firstborn is his.
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Numbers 32:39
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, And took it, And they dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.