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Manasseh or even Menashe (מְנַשֶּׁה, Samaritan Hebrew Manatch, Standard Hebrew Mənašše, Tiberian Hebrew Mənaššeh: from נשני naššānî "who makes to forget") was a title of many people from either a Old Testament.

  • The elder of the ii sons of Joseph. He & his brother Ephraim were afterwards adopted by Jacob as his own sons (Genesis 48:1). There exists an account of his marriage to the Syrian (1 Chronicles 7:14); and a merely tool later recorded of him is, that his grandchildren were "brought up upon Joseph's knees" (Gen. 50:23; R.V., "born upon Joseph's knees") we.e., were from either their birth adopted by Joseph when his have tykes. He is considered a founder of the Tribe of Manasseh.
  • Manasseh of Judah, the king of Judah.
  • In Judges 18:30 the correct reading could even page through "Moses," & non "Manasseh." A select few scholars think that a title "Manasseh" was introduced by a transcriber to keep away from a scandal of naming the grandson of Moses a great lawmaker when the founder of an idolatrous religion.

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    • Jewish Encyclopedia: Manasseh
    Overview of the son of Joseph from the traditional Jewish perspective, including rabbinic commentary.

    Catholic Encyclopedia: Manasses
    Commentary on the son of Joseph from the traditional Catholic perspective.

    Manasseh
    Profile of the son of Joseph from a joint Lutheran and Catholic bible study project.

    Efraim and Menashe
    A rabbinic reinterpretation of the favoritism Jacob shows his grandsons.
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