Atlas Biblica

    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Machir. Every Machir in the Bible

    person · also Machirite

    Machir

    מָכִיר

    Machir, the son of Manasseh, was the father (ie re-founder) of Gilead and a prominent figure in the tribe of Manasseh.

    verses
    17
    first named
    Genesis 50:23
    last named
    1 Chronicles 7:17
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    tribe
    Manasseh

    Description

    Who was Machir?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Machir was the son of Manasseh and the father (ie re-founder) of Gilead, making him a significant ancestor of the tribe of Manasseh (Gen.50.23; Num.26.29; 1Ch.7.14). He is mentioned numerous times throughout the Old Testament, often in relation to the settlement and inheritance of the tribe of Manasseh. Machir's descendants, known as the Machirites, formed a substantial portion of the tribe (Num.26.29; Jos.17.1). They were known for their military prowess and were praised in the Song of Deborah (Jdg.5.14). The Machirites, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, conquered and settled in the land of Gilead, east of the Jordan River (Num.32.39-40; Deu.3.15; Jos.13.31). Machir's daughters, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah, appealed to Moses for the right to inherit their father's property in the absence of male heirs, setting a precedent for inheritance laws (Num.27.1; 36.1; Jos.17.3). Machir's descendants continued to play a role in the tribe of Manasseh, with some even marrying into the tribe of Judah (1Ch.2.21,23).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Machir10 of 23 entities the graph connects to Machir, in 2 groups: kinship 1, events 9. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.ManassehChild of · 2 events · 112 versesKinshipIsrael1 event · 2,578 versesInheritance1 event · 118 versesGilead3 events · 90 versesReuben1 event · 86 versesGad1 event · 71 versesBashan3 events · 53 versesSettlement1 event · 47 versesAsher1 event · 46 versesIssachar1 event · 40 versesEventsMachir

    The 10 best-attested of 23 are drawn. All 23 are listed below.

    Child of

    Father of

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 16 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Machir happensThe one place the claims about Machir reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gilead. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Machir there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gilead
    Egypt and WildernessThe one place the claims about Machir reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 17, across 6 books. The name is written 20 times in them.

    1. Genesis1 verse

      50:23

    2. Numbers5 verses

      26:2927:132:3932:4036:1

    3. Deuteronomy1 verse

      3:15

    4. Joshua3 verses

      13:3117:117:3

    5. Judges1 verse

      5:14

    6. 1 Chronicles6 verses

      2:212:237:147:157:167:17

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Machir’s taking as wife and MaacahHuppimA descendant of Manasseh.via Machir’s taking as wife and MaacahShuppimBenjamite descendant, son of Ir or Iri.via Gilead and ShereshRakemSon of Sheresh, of the tribe of Manassehvia Gilead and ShereshUlamSon of Sheresh, great-grandson of Manassehvia Giver’s giving of Hill Country Gilead and Allotment of Inheritance, Beth-Shean, Ibleam, Dor, En-Dor, Taanach, and MegiddoBashanRegion east of the Jordan, known for its fertility.via Giver’s giving of Hill Country Gilead and Allotment of Inheritance, Beth-Shean, Ibleam, Dor, En-Dor, Taanach, and MegiddoGileadMountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name.via Allotment of Inheritance, Beth-Shean, Ibleam, Dor, En-Dor, Taanach, and Megiddo and GileadAbiezerClan of Manasseh, home of Gideonvia Allotment of Inheritance, Beth-Shean, Ibleam, Dor, En-Dor, Taanach, and Megiddo and GileadAsrielSon of Manasseh, founder of the Asrielite clanvia Allotment of Inheritance, Beth-Shean, Ibleam, Dor, En-Dor, Taanach, and Megiddo and GileadHelekSon of Gilead, ancestor of the Helekites.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on