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She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh through his Aramean concubine included Asriel. She also bore Makir, the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (<i>but</i> his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh <i>were</i> Asriel, to whom his Aramean concubine gave birth; she <i>also</i> gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh <i>were</i> Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh <i>were</i> Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Manasseh’s sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Manasseh&#8217s sons through his Aramean concubine: Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bare: she bare Machir the father of Gilead:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Manasseh and his Syrian wife were the parents of Asriel and Machir the father of Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh; Asriel, whom his wife bare: (his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Manasseh's sons were Asriel and Machir. Their mother was Manasseh's Aramean concubine. Machir was the first to settle Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />By his Aramean concubine, Manasseh had two sons, Asriel and Machir. Machir was the father of Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Manasseh's descendants included Asriel, whom his Aramean mistress bore, along with Machir, who fathered Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, who was born to Manasseh's Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean secondary wife bore; she bore Makir the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bore: (but his concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom Jaladah his Aramean concubine bore, with Machir father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom Jaladah his Aramaean concubine bare, with Machir father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Ashriel which she bare: (his concubine the Ammitess bare Machir the father of Gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the son of Manasses, Ezriel: and his concubine the Syrian bore Machir the father of Galaad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, the son of Manasseh: Asriel. And his concubine, a Syrian, bore Machir, the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh, whom his Aramean concubine bore: she bore Machir, the father of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asarchiel, whom his concubine bore him; she also bore Machir the father of Gilead;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The sons of Menashe whom his concubine gave birth to him: Isarkel and Aduniah, and she bore Mekir the father of Gelad.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his wife bore--his concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Manasse; Esriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore; and she bore to him also Machir the father of Galaad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=2291" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/7.htm">The Descendants of Manasseh</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">The descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/4519.htm" title="4519: mə·naš·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- From nashah; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Manasseh:</a> <a href="/hebrew/761.htm" title="761: hā·’ă·ram·mî·yāh (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- An inhab. of Aram (Syria). Patrial from 'Aram; an Aramite or Aramaean.">Through his Aramean</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·lə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6370.htm" title="6370: pî·laḡ·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Concubine. Or pilegesh; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also a paramour.">concubine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/844.htm" title="844: ’aś·rî·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- A Manassite. An orthographical variation for 'Asar'el; Asriel, the name of two Israelites.">Asriel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·lā·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4353.htm" title="4353: mā·ḵîr (N-proper-ms) -- Two Isr. From makar; salesman; Makir, an Israelite.">as well as Machir</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî (N-msc) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">the father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1568.htm" title="1568: ḡil·‘āḏ (N-proper-fs) -- Probably from Gal'ed; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites.">of Gilead.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-50.htm">Genesis 41:50-52</a></span><br />Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. / Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.” / And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-20.htm">Genesis 46:20</a></span><br />Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-5.htm">Genesis 48:5-6</a></span><br />And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. / Any children born to you after them shall be yours, and they shall be called by the names of their brothers in the territory they inherit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-13.htm">Genesis 48:13-20</a></span><br />And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him. / But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn. / Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-28.htm">Numbers 26:28-37</a></span><br />The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim. / These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead. / These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/17-1.htm">Joshua 17:1-2</a></span><br />Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war. / So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-17.htm">Deuteronomy 33:17</a></span><br />His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-23.htm">1 Chronicles 5:23-26</a></span><br />Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon). / These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families. / But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-6.htm">1 Chronicles 7:6-13</a></span><br />The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. / The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies. / The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">1 Chronicles 7:15-19</a></span><br />Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters. / Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. / The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-20.htm">1 Chronicles 7:20-29</a></span><br />The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, / Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock. / Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-1.htm">1 Chronicles 2:1-2</a></span><br />These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, / Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">1 Chronicles 5:1-2</a></span><br />These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright. / And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/12-19.htm">1 Chronicles 12:19-21</a></span><br />Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”) / When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh. / They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-20.htm">1 Chronicles 27:20</a></span><br />over the Ephraimites was Hoshea son of Azaziah; over one of the half-tribes of Manasseh was Joel son of Pedaiah;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bore: (but his concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead:</p><p class="hdg">Machir</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-21.htm">1 Chronicles 2:21-23</a></b></br> And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he <i>was</i> threescore years old; and she bare him Segub… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/50-23.htm">Genesis 50:23</a></b></br> And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third <i>generation</i>: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-29.htm">Numbers 26:29-34</a></b></br> Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead <i>come</i> the family of the Gileadites… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/10-18.htm">Aramaean</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">Aramean</a> <a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Asriel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-18.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-18.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-48.htm">Concubine</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">Descendant</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-13.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-80.htm">Gilead</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">Machir</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">Makir</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-71.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-71.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-48.htm">Servant-Wife</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-26.htm">Syrian</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-19.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/2-4.htm">Aramaean</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-6.htm">Aramean</a> <a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Asriel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-16.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-16.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/22-24.htm">Concubine</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">Descendant</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-20.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">Gilead</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">Machir</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">Makir</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-17.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-17.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/judges/8-31.htm">Servant-Wife</a> <a href="/ezra/4-7.htm">Syrian</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-1.htm">The sons of Issachar;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-6.htm">of Benjamin;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-13.htm">of Naphtali;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">of Manasseh;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">and of Ephraim.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-21.htm">The calamity of Ephraim by the men of Gath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">His posterity by Beriah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">Their habitations.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-30.htm">The sons of Asher.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His descendants were part of the half-tribe that settled on the east side of the Jordan River. This phrase highlights the continuation of Joseph's lineage and the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding his descendants. The tribe of Manasseh played a significant role in the history of Israel, often associated with military prowess and territorial expansion.<p><b>Asriel through his Aramean concubine:</b><br>Asriel is identified as a descendant of Manasseh, born through an Aramean concubine. This indicates a blending of cultures and peoples, as Arameans were a Semitic people living in the region of modern-day Syria. The mention of a concubine reflects the social and familial structures of the time, where concubinage was a common practice for expanding family lines and alliances. This also shows the integration of non-Israelite elements into the Israelite community, which is a recurring theme in the Old Testament.<p><b>She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead:</b><br>Machir is a significant figure as he is recognized as the father of Gilead, a region east of the Jordan River known for its balm and rugged terrain. The Gileadites were known for their valor and were often involved in the defense and expansion of Israelite territory. This lineage emphasizes the importance of Machir's descendants in the tribal and military history of Israel. The connection to Gilead also has prophetic undertones, as the region is mentioned in various prophecies and is symbolic of healing and restoration in the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh</a></b><br>The firstborn son of Joseph, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Manasseh's descendants are significant in the history of Israel, particularly in the allocation of land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/asriel.htm">Asriel</a></b><br>A son of Manasseh, mentioned here as a descendant through an Aramean concubine. His lineage is part of the tribe of Manasseh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aramean_concubine.htm">Aramean Concubine</a></b><br>The unnamed concubine of Manasseh, highlighting the cultural and familial complexities in the tribal histories of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/makir.htm">Makir</a></b><br>Another son of Manasseh, recognized as the father of Gilead. Makir's descendants played a significant role in the settlement of the land east of the Jordan River.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilead.htm">Gilead</a></b><br>A region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm and fertile land. It became a significant area for the tribe of Manasseh.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_lineage_and_heritage.htm">Understanding Lineage and Heritage</a></b><br>The genealogies in the Bible, such as those in 1 Chronicles, remind us of the importance of heritage and God's faithfulness through generations. Reflect on how your spiritual heritage shapes your faith today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_familial_complexities.htm">Cultural and Familial Complexities</a></b><br>The mention of an Aramean concubine highlights the diverse cultural interactions in biblical times. Consider how God works through diverse backgrounds and situations to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_promises_fulfilled.htm">God's Promises Fulfilled</a></b><br>The allocation of land to the descendants of Manasseh, including Gilead, demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Trust in God's promises for your life, knowing He is faithful to complete what He has begun.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_women_in_biblical_narratives.htm">Role of Women in Biblical Narratives</a></b><br>Although unnamed, the Aramean concubine played a crucial role in the lineage of Manasseh. Recognize the often-overlooked contributions of women in biblical history and in the church today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chr_7_14-15__resolve_manasseh_lineage.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14–15 – How do we reconcile the lineage of Manasseh here with conflicting genealogical details elsewhere in Scripture? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_omit_manasseh's_repentance_in_2_kings.htm">Why does 2 Kings 21 omit any mention of Manasseh's repentance, which appears in 2 Chronicles 33?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_biblical_data_confirm_gideon's_status.htm">Judges 6:14–15: If Gideon was the least in his family, do other biblical records or genealogical data contradict or confirm his lowly status?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_disasters_after_israel's_repentance.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">The sons of Manasseh.</span>--Translate, <span class= "ital">the sons</span> <span class= "ital">of Manasseh, Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bare. </span>(<span class= "ital">She bare Machir, father of Gilead.</span>) <a href="/numbers/27-1.htm" title="Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.">Numbers 27:1</a>, <a href="/joshua/17-3.htm" title="But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.">Joshua 17:3</a>, give the line<p>Zelophehad has five daughters, but no sons. <a href="/context/numbers/26-29.htm" title="Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.">Numbers 26:29-33</a> gives the same line with additions thus:--<p>This last passage is important, because it expressly declares that the names all represent clans, with the exception of Zelophehad, who "had no sons, but daughters." It also shows that Asriel was great-grandson of Manasseh. The parenthesis of <a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm" title="The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bore: (but his concubine the Aramitess bore Machir the father of Gilead:">1Chronicles 7:14</a>, therefore, appears to be intended to warn the reader that Asriel was the "son" of the Aramean concubine of Manasseh, mediately through descent from Machir.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The sons of Manasseh</span>. The tribe of Manasseh has been partly treated of in <a href="/1_chronicles/5-23.htm">1 Chronicles 5:23-26</a>, viz. those of the tribe who inhabited Gilead and Bashan. Here those who inhabited this side Jordan are treated cf. And it is very difficult to give any coherent account of the differences of this passage when compared with <a href="/numbers/26-28.htm">Numbers 26:28-34</a> and <a href="/joshua/17-1.htm">Joshua 17:1-4</a>. In these places six families, or heads of families, are noted to only two, or at most three here, viz. Askriel, Shemida, and perhaps Abiezer (<span class="accented">iq.</span> Jeezer, <a href="/numbers/26-30.htm">Numbers 26:30</a>; comp. with <a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Joshua 17:2</a>). The opening clause of this verse also is unmanageable as it stands. One way of reducing it to coherence would be to Supply the words "his wife" between whom and bars, the similarity of the Hebrew letters of which to those of the Hebrew for "whom" might possibly account for the loss of it. The parenthesis about the concubine would then read with emphasis. But there is not the slightest reason to suppose there was such a wife. Another way would be to read the concubine as the mother of Ashriel, and prefix a conjunction, and, to the second "bare;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> and she bare, or, she bare also Machir." But it seems pretty plain from Numbers and Joshua that Ashriel was not strictly a son, but only descendant of Manasseh; and, further, the irresistible impression is that Machir was the only son, strictly speaking (see especially <a href="/genesis/50-23.htm">Genesis 50:23</a>). The position of Ashriel in our present passage, first, is also very unsatisfactory in face of <a href="/genesis/50-23.htm">Genesis 50:23</a> and the other references already given. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Manasseh:</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·naš·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4519.htm">Strong's 4519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Through his Aramean</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֲרַמִּיָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·ram·mî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_761.htm">Strong's 761: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aramean -- an inhabitant of Aram (Syria)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concubine,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּֽילַגְשׁוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(pî·laḡ·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6370.htm">Strong's 6370: </a> </span><span class="str2">A concubine, a paramour</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Asriel,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׂרִיאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(’aś·rî·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_844.htm">Strong's 844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Asriel -- a Manassite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well as Machir</span><br /><span class="heb">מָכִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḵîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4353.htm">Strong's 4353: </a> </span><span class="str2">Machir -- two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the father</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Gilead.</span><br /><span class="heb">גִלְעָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḡil·‘āḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1568.htm">Strong's 1568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">1 Chronicles 7:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 7:14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel whom his (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 7:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 7:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 7:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 7:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>