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Manasseh is called a half-tribe because he was one half of the tribe of Joseph. Because of the sin of Reuben (Gen 49:4), the firstborn, the birthright of the firstborn was transferred to Joseph. This meant that Joseph inherited twice what any of his brothers inherited.
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh (/ məˈnæsə /; Hebrew: שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה Ševet Mənašše, Tiberian: Šēḇeṭ Mănašše) [1] was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. After the catastrophic Assyrian invasion of 720 BCE, it is counted as one of the ten lost tribes.
4 sty 2022 · Early on, we learn that Manasseh is frequently referred to as the “half-tribe” of Manasseh. This designation highlights the choice made by some of the tribe to reside east of the River Jordan (Numbers 32:33; Joshua 13: 29–31).
2 maj 2022 · Early on, we learn that Manasseh is frequently referred to as the “half-tribe” of Manasseh. This designation highlights the choice made by some of the tribes to reside east of the River Jordan. They believed the Transjordan was the more suitable land to raise their flocks.
26 lut 2017 · Manasseh was a full tribe. However, half of the tribe of Manasseh settled in the Holy Land proper, and half of the tribe of Manasseh, along with the full tribes of Reuben and Gad, settled on the other (east) side of the Jordan. The story is told in Numbers 32, which starts:
Learn how Moses gave the land east of the Jordan to Reuben, Gad, and half of Manassah, on one condition.
Manasseh, one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel that in biblical times constituted the people of Israel. The tribe was named after the elder son of Joseph, himself a son of Jacob. In time the tribe of Manasseh was assimilated by other peoples and thus became known in legend as one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
