Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

They said, “Yahweh commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the Israelites. My lord was further commanded by Yahweh to give our brother Zelophehad’s inheritance to his daughters.

So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine Responsibility

They came before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, “The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our male relatives.” So they gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the Lord’s instruction.

The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of his descendants by their clans, but their inheritance was within the portion of Judah’s descendants. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilitySecond Thing

Joshua sent the people away, and the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance.

The redeemer replied, “I can’t redeem it myself, or I will ruin my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I can’t redeem it.” Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions Concerning

“Then my cousin Hanamel came to the guard’s courtyard as the Lord had said and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. Verse ConceptsNegotiationRedemption, In Everyday Life

Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do. Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofSonsTwo SonsPeople Possessing Other Things

But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and crossing his hands, put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn. Verse ConceptsFirstbornHandsLaying On Of HandsFirstborn SonsHands On HeadsLeft HandsLaying On Hands To HealBlessings For The Right Hand

So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine Responsibility

Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, meaning, “God has made me forget all my hardship in my father’s house.” Verse ConceptsFirstborn SonsForgetting ThingsGod Healing SorrowPeople With Apt NamesFamily ProblemsFamily First

As a result, 10 tracts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan, Verse ConceptsTen ThingsBeyond Jordan

These people from the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh settled in Jerusalem:

Some Manassites defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent David away after a discussion. They said, “It will be our heads if he defects to his master Saul.” Verse ConceptsRulers