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Manasseh

GenesisNumbers1 Chronicles
When

c. 1883–1859 BC· In the text

Placed by the story. The date is a rough guide. How the dates are worked out

Name meaning

"making forget" · Hebrew

"God hath made me forget all my toil" (Genesis 41:51).

About

Elder son of Joseph and his Egyptian wife Asenath. His grandfather Jacob adopted him and his brother Ephraim as full tribes of Israel. Though older, he received the lesser blessing when Jacob crossed his hands to give Ephraim the right-hand blessing.

Relationships
FatherJosephFather
BrotherEphraimYounger brother, received primary blessing
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Genesis 41:51
And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.Genesis 41:51, KJV
Genesis 48:1
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.Genesis 48:1, KJV
Genesis 48:14
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.Genesis 48:14, KJV

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