Bible Cross References
Machir
1 Chronicles 2:21-23
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When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Machir's daughter, the sister of Gilead. They had a son named Segub,
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and Segub had a son named Jair. Jair ruled twenty-three cities in the territory of Gilead.
23
But the kingdoms of Geshur and Aram conquered sixty towns there, including the villages of Jair and Kenath, and the towns nearby. All the people who lived there were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead.
Genesis 50:23
He lived to see Ephraim's children and grandchildren. He also lived to receive the children of Machir son of Manasseh into the family.
Numbers 26:29-34
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The tribe of Manasseh. Machir son of Manasseh was the father of Gilead, and the following clans traced their ancestry to Gilead:
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the clans of Iezer, Helek,
33
Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34
These clans numbered 52,700 men.
Numbers 27:1
Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah were the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph.
Numbers 32:30-42
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But if they do not cross the Jordan and go into battle with you, they are to receive their share of the property in the land of Canaan, as you do."
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The men of Gad and Reuben answered, "Sir, we will do as the LORD has commanded.
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Under his command we will cross into the land of Canaan and go into battle, so that we can retain our property here east of the Jordan."
33
So Moses assigned to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half the tribe of Manasseh all the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan, including the towns and the country around them.
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The tribe of Gad rebuilt the fortified towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
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Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
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Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran.
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The tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
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Nebo, Baal Meon (this name was changed), and Sibmah. They gave new names to the towns they rebuilt.
39
The clan of Machir son of Manasseh invaded the land of Gilead, occupied it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
40
So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir, and they lived there.
41
Jair, of the tribe of Manasseh, attacked and captured some villages and named them "Villages of Jair."
42
Nobah attacked and captured Kenath and its villages, and he renamed it Nobah, after himself.
Deuteronomy 3:13-15
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To half the tribe of Manasseh I assigned the rest of Gilead and also all of Bashan, where Og had ruled, that is, the entire Argob region." (Bashan was known as the land of the Rephaim.
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Jair, from the tribe of Manasseh, took the entire region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of Geshur and Maacah. He named the villages after himself, and they are still known as the villages of Jair.)
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"I assigned Gilead to the clan of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh.
Joshua 13:31
It included half of Gilead, as well as Ashtaroth and Edrei, the capital cities of Og's kingdom in Bashan. All this was given to half the families descended from Machir son of Manasseh.
Joshua 17:1-3
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A part of the land west of the Jordan was assigned to some of the families descended from Joseph's older son Manasseh. Machir, the father of Gilead, was Manasseh's oldest son and a military hero, so Gilead and Bashan, east of the Jordan, were assigned to him.
2
Land west of the Jordan was assigned to the rest of the families of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and they were heads of families.
3
Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, did not have any sons, but only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Judges 5:14
They came from Ephraim into the valley, behind the tribe of Benjamin and its people. The commanders came down from Machir, the officers down from Zebulun.