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8 lip 2006 · These are the banners of the 12 tribes of Israel as they are arranged around the temple. These are the blessing bestowed upon them by there father Jacob/Israel before his death. They were later blessed again by Moses before his death.
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh (/ m ə ˈ n æ s ə /; 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.
Prince Gamaliel led the tribe of Manasseh: their tents were pitched under a flesh-coloured banner, which was charged with a luxuriant vine, planted by the side of a wall, which its tendrils were overhung.
The Midrash describes the banners of the twelve tribes as follows: There were distinguishing signs for each prince; each had a flag (mappah) and a different color for every flag corresponding to the precious stones on the breastplate (lit. "heart") of Aaron.
There are fourteen tribal flags [Strong’s # H1714, Degel.] including those of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh . Since the Exodus the use of the term armies [Tsaba, Strong’s # 6635,] signifies a permanent Israelite army (Exodus 6: 26, 7: 4, 12: 17, 12: 51.)
The Talmud says that Manasseh’s tribal banner was a black flag carrying the embroidered figure of a unicorn. The tribe of Manasseh was represented by Gaddi, son of Susi when Moses sent the twelve spies to survey the land of Canaan ( 13:11 ).
Following the Biblical account of Manasseh (patriarch, tribe, and territory) we find that he was the eider of Joseph's two sons by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On (Genesis 41:51). The birth of a son marked the climax of Joseph's happiness after the long bitterness of his experience.
