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Manasseh (son of Joseph)

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PatriarchalManasseh

Description

Firstborn son of Joseph and Asenath; adopted by Jacob and given a tribal inheritance equal to Jacob's other sons. Ancestor of the half-tribe east and west of the Jordan. Distinct from the later king Manasseh of Judah.

Relationships

Parents2
Joseph(father)Asenath(mother)
Children2
Machir (son of Manasseh)(father)Ashriel (Manassite)(father)
Siblings1
Ephraim

Family tree

Two generations up and down. Click any other person to recenter the tree on them. Solid lines are parent-of relationships; dashed pink lines are spouses; dashed amber lines are debated/tradition-divergent edges.