First name Manasseh in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Manasseh is the name of the firstborn son of Joseph (GEN 41:51), as well as name of father of Gershom (JDG 18:30), King of Judah and son of Hezekiah (2KI 20:21), descendant of Pahath-moab who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:30), and descendant of Hashum who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:33). Meaning of the name: forgetfulness; he that is forgotten. Related names are: Ephraim, Israel, Gilead . The translations of Manasseh in 82 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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Wear it!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. (GEN 41:51)
And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him. (GEN 46:20)
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. (GEN 48:1)
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. (GEN 48:5)
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. (GEN 48:13)
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. (GEN 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. (GEN 48:14)
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. (GEN 48:17)
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. (GEN 48:20)
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. (GEN 48:20)
And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. (GEN 50:23)
Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. (NUM 1:10)
Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; (NUM 1:34)
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. (NUM 1:35)
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. (NUM 2:20)
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. (NUM 2:20)
On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: (NUM 7:54)
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. (NUM 10:23)
Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. (NUM 13:11)
The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. (NUM 26:28)
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites. (NUM 26:29)
These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. (NUM 26:34)
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. (NUM 27:1)
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. (NUM 27:1)
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. (NUM 32:33)
And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. (NUM 32:39)
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. (NUM 32:40)
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair. (NUM 32:41)
For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance: (NUM 34:14)
The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. (NUM 34:23)