People of the Bible

Machir

also called Machirites · Tribe of Joseph

Family

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Manasseh’s oldest son (Josh. 17:1), or probably his only son (see 1 Chr. 7:14, 15; comp. Num. 26:29-33; Josh. 13:31). His descendants are referred to under the name of Machirites, being the offspring of Gilead (Num. 26:29). They settled in land taken from the Amorites (Num. 32:39, 40; Deut. 3:15) by a special enactment (Num. 36:1-3; Josh. 17:3, 4). He is once mentioned as the representative of the tribe of Manasseh east of Jordan (Judg. 5:14).

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 17 verses

Genesis: 50:23
Numbers: 26:29, 27:1, 32:39, 32:40, 36:1
Deuteronomy: 3:15
Joshua: 13:31, 17:1, 17:3
Judges: 5:14
1 Chronicles: 2:21, 2:23, 7:14, 7:15, 7:16, 7:17

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.