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Machir/Makir - meaning selling/bartered - was the name of two figures in the Bible
Bible

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1. Machir, the son of Manasseh
Manasseh

Philip Manasseh may refer to:*Manasseh , a son of Joseph , according to the Torah*the Tribe of Manasseh, an Israelite tribe*Manasseh of Judah, a monarch of the kingdom of Judah....
, and father of Gilead.

In the Torah's account of the journey of the Israelites after the Exodus
The Exodus

The Exodus , is the term used for the escape, departure and emancipation of the enslaved Israelites freed from Ancient Egypt as described in the Hebrew Bible, mainly in the Book of Exodus....
, Machir (the individual) is portrayed as conquering the territories known as Gilead
Gilead

From the Scriptures, "Gilead" means hill of testimony or mound of witness, , a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the present-day Kingdom of Jordan....
 and Bashan
Bashan

Bashan is a biblical place first mentioned in , where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his Confederation "smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim," where Og the monarch of Bashan had his residence....
, which had previously been occupied by Amorites. Machir's descendants are described as having settled in Gilead and Bashan, and consequently is a key figure in Gilead's history.

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Machir/Makir - meaning selling/bartered - was the name of two figures in the Bible
Bible

The Bible is the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. The exact Books of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations....
.

1. Machir, the son of Manasseh
Manasseh

Philip Manasseh may refer to:*Manasseh , a son of Joseph , according to the Torah*the Tribe of Manasseh, an Israelite tribe*Manasseh of Judah, a monarch of the kingdom of Judah....
, and father of Gilead.

In the Torah's account of the journey of the Israelites after the Exodus
The Exodus

The Exodus , is the term used for the escape, departure and emancipation of the enslaved Israelites freed from Ancient Egypt as described in the Hebrew Bible, mainly in the Book of Exodus....
, Machir (the individual) is portrayed as conquering the territories known as Gilead
Gilead

From the Scriptures, "Gilead" means hill of testimony or mound of witness, , a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the present-day Kingdom of Jordan....
 and Bashan
Bashan

Bashan is a biblical place first mentioned in , where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his Confederation "smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim," where Og the monarch of Bashan had his residence....
, which had previously been occupied by Amorites. Machir's descendants are described as having settled in Gilead and Bashan, and consequently is a key figure in Gilead's history.

2. According to the Books of Samuel
Books of Samuel

The Books of Samuel are part of the Tanakh and also of the Christianity Old Testament. The work was originally written in Hebrew language, and the Book of Samuel originally formed a single text, as they are often considered today in Hebrew bibles....
, Machir was the name of a descendant of the Machir mentioned above, and resided at Lo-Debar
Lo-debar

Lo-debar was a town in the Old Testament in Gilead not far from Mahanaim, north of the Jabbok in Land of Israel. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the home of Machir, a contemporary of David....
. The text states that here he looked after Meribaal, the son of Jonathan
Jonathan

Jonathan is a common male given name. The first known David and Jonathan was a son of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible, a close friend of David.Alternative spellings of Jonathan include Jonathon, Johnathan, Jonatan, Jonothon, Jonothan, Johnathon, and Yonatan ....
, until David
David

David , was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet ....
 took over his care, and also looked after David himself, when David found himself a fugitive

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  • Tribe of Manasseh
    Tribe of Manasseh

    The Tribe of Menasheh was one of the Israelites. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Menasheh also formed the House of Joseph. At its height, the territory it occupied spanned the Jordan River, forming two "half-tribes", one on each side; the eastern half-tribe was almost entirely discontinuity with the western half-tribe, only slightly...
  • Machir (tribal group)
    Machir (tribal group)

    Machir was an Israelite group mentioned in the Song of Deborah. An eponym Machir is mentioned in the biblical genealogies as the son of Manasseh, presumably implying that the Machir tribal group was part of the tribe of Manasseh, and since the individual named Machir is mentioned as having conquered and also settled on the eastern sid...