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  Manasseh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manasseh or Menashe (מְנַשֶּׁה, Samaritan Hebrew Manatch, Standard Hebrew Mənašše, Tiberian Hebrew Mənaššeh: from נשני naššānî "who makes to forget") was the name of several individuals from the Old Testament.
There is an account of his marriage to a Syrian (1 Chronicles 7:14); and the only thing afterwards recorded of him is, that his grandchildren were "brought up upon Joseph's knees" (Gen. 50:23; R.V., "born upon Joseph's knees") i.e., were from their birth adopted by Joseph as his own children.
In Judges 18:30 the correct reading could possibly read "Moses," and not "Manasseh." Some scholars believe that the name "Manasseh" was introduced by a transcriber to avoid the scandal of naming the grandson of Moses the great lawgiver as the founder of an idolatrous religion.
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 Manasseh (2) (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
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).
Ten cities West of the Jordan, in the portion of Manasseh, were given to the Levites, and 13 in the eastern portion (Joshua 21:5-6).
The rulers of Manasseh were, in the West, Joel, son of Pedaiah, and in the East, Iddo, son of Zechariah (1 Chronicles 27:20-21).
bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/5759   (1415 words)

  
 Prayer of Manasseh
Its fifteen verses are ascribed to Manasseh, king of Judah from 698 to 642 BC.
In 2 Kings 21:1-18, King Manasseh is portrayed as the worst of all sinners and is blamed for Judah’s downfall; however, 2 Chronicles describes the repentant King on his way to Babylon as an exile.
After Manasseh "entreated the favor of the Lord his God" he was restored to his throne in Jerusalem, where he vowed to restore proper worship of the God of Israel.
ourworld.cs.com /tomofield/Apocrypha/Summaries/pray-man.html   (766 words)

  
 Prayer of Manasseh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This short book of only 15 verses is a penetential prayer attributed to the Judean king Manasseh, who is recorded in the Bible as one of the most idolatorous (2 Kings 21:1-18).
Manasseh Profile of the son of Joseph from a joint Lutheran and Catholic bible study project.
Jewish Encyclopedia: Manasseh Overview of the son of Joseph from the traditional Jewish perspective, including rabbinic commentary.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Prayer_of_Manasseh.html   (328 words)

  
 MANASSEH (2) in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE (Bible History Online)
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 (Gen 41:51).
Ten cities West of the Jordan, in the portion of Manasseh, were given to the Levites, and 13 in the eastern portion (Josh 21:5,6).
The rulers of Manasseh were, in the West, Joel, son of Pedaiah, and in the East, Iddo, son of Zechariah (1 Ch 27:20,21).
www.bible-history.com /isbe/M/MANASSEH+(2)   (1368 words)

  
 Manasseh - King of Judah
Among his transgressions (and there were many) was Manasseh's blatant worship of idols and his practice of pagan rituals.
It was sometime in his dank and dreary cell that he came to his senses and called upon the Lord, "and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom.
Manasseh displayed his conversion by instituting repairs to the city wall and ridding the city of foreign gods.
www.christcenteredmall.com /teachings/kings/manasseh.htm   (394 words)

  
 Blue Letter Bible - Devotionals
Manasseh was heavily influenced by the remaining presence of the godless nations that dominated the land before God gave it to Israel.
Manasseh "rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; he raised up altars for the Baals, and made wooden images; and he worshiped all the host of heaven and served them" (2 Chronicles 33:3).
Shockingly, Manasseh also "caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom; he practiced soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists" (2 Chronicles 33:6).
www.blueletterbible.org /daybyday/09/0925.html   (502 words)

  
  Tribes of Dan and Manasseh
Manasseh was not a son of Jacob; instead he was "the first-born of Joseph" (Joshua 17:1), and so he was a grandson of Jacob.
Some Greek copyist made a mistake by inserting the name "Manasseh" in Revelation 7:6 instead of "Dan," who was the fifth son of Jacob (Genesis 29:32-30:6; 35:22-26).
Hence, the reference to Manasseh in nearly all of the Greek manuscripts of Revelation 7:6 has to be an error.
www.gospelgazette.com /gazette/2004/may/page15.htm   (317 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Manasseh was only twelve years old* when he succeeded his father.
But Manasseh was selfish and reckless, weak and cruel in his wickedness, and scarcely respectable even in his repentance.
Lastly, we find the exact counterpart alike of this, that Manasseh was carried to Babylon with "hooks,"* and "bound in fetters," and then afterwards restored to his kingdom, in the Assyrian record of.
www.searchgodsword.org /his/bc/edr/ebh/view.cgi?book=7&chapter=14   (2348 words)

  
 The Advent of Dionysus / Ephraim and Manasseh / 10.01
The Advent of Dionysus / Ephraim and Manasseh / 10.01
And I'm reminded of the story of King Manasseh, the corrupt king of Judah, who committed "grievous abominations" in the Lord's sight, and was consequently carried off to Babylon: where he humbled himself "greatly," remitting of his sins, and was later returned to Jerusalem.
Manasseh was also the "thirteenth" biblical king, in succession to Saul, the first.
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 King Manasseh - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Manasseh made it his mission to undo the good reforms instituted by his father, and to do a great deal of evil.
Manasseh murdered so many people that the historian wrote that he “filled Jerusalem from one end to the other” with innocent blood.
Manasseh spent a lifetime dedicated to evil, including many murders, and even the human sacrifice of his own sons.
www.geocities.com /thekingsofisrael/biography_Manasseh.html   (319 words)

  
 Manasseh
No prophets are known during Manasseh’s long reign] in addition to the sin he caused Judah to sin.
18-20 Rest of the acts of Manasseh and his prayer and the words of the seers are in the Annals of the kings of Israel.
Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in [+ the garden of, LXX] his house, and Amon, his son, ruled in his place.
www.ot-studies.com /Documents/manasseh.htm   (916 words)

  
 oremus Bible Browser   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
And allotments were made to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, by their families, Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida; these were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, by their families.
The land to the south is Ephraim's and that to the north is Manasseh's, with the sea forming its boundary; on the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar.
Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages (the third is Naphath).
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 Biblical people: Manasseh (King of Judah)
Manasseh, son of King Hezekiah, and mother Hephzibah, began his reign at age 12.
Manasseh removed the foreign idols from the hills and the Temple and tore down the pagan altars.
When Manasseh died, he was buried beneath his own palace, and his son Amon became the new king.
www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /p79.htm   (396 words)

  
 Numbers 2:20 "Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh:
And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
www.bible.cc /numbers/2-20.htm   (212 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Manasseh (Biblical Proper Names, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Manasseh received land on both sides of the Jordan River.
In Palestine his tribe occupied the land just S of the Vale of Jezreel; on the other side, Manasseh received land E of Gad.
The Jewish Prayer of Manasseh, included in the Old Testament Apocrypha of the Authorized Version and the New Revised Standard Version, is a penitential psalm, purporting to be the king's prayer in captivity.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Manasseh.html   (213 words)

  
 Daily Bible Study - Manasseh, King Of Judah
Manasseh (not to be confused with the Israelite patriarch Manasseh, the grandson-made-son of Jacob; see Children of Jacob) was the son and successor of King Hezekiah of Judah (see Kings of Israel and Judah).
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem.
Manasseh was a very bloody and evil man. There is an old Jewish tradition, that is not substantiated in the Scriptures, that Manasseh even had the prophet Isaiah sawed in two.
www.keyway.ca /htm2004/20041212.htm   (952 words)

  
 Future Articles on Manasseh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
West of the Jordan was the "half tribe of Manasseh." East of the Jordan was Gilead, also part of the tribe of Manasseh.
King Manasseh's life and reign points to the start date of Civil War within the United States in the early 1860s.
Black American slaves are released at the Biblical Jubilee of the time.) Manasseh's life length was second only to David and David's pattern points at Jesus, in the year 12 AD, the early 300s at comming soon in 2010.
www.bibletime.com /tribe/manasseh/future   (776 words)

  
 It's Never Too Late   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hephzibah.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD dispossessed before the sons of Israel….
Manasseh's life is summarized in 2 Kings 21:2.
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 Chapter 19: From Manasseh to the Deuteronomic Reform
The folly of adhering to a policy of antagonism toward Assyria was apparent, and Manasseh pledged loyalty to his overlords.
is accurate, Manasseh was taken as a prisoner to Babylon and humiliated, perhaps for some minor security infraction, but there is no mention of this event and no record of any trouble with Manasseh in Assyrian records.
Manasseh died in 640 and was succeeded by Amon, his son, who continued his father's policy of cooperation with Assyria during the two years of his reign.
www.infidels.org /library/modern/gerald_larue/otll/chap19.html   (5416 words)

  
 Manasseh
Manasseh is one of the most remarkable characters whose history is written in the sacred pages.
Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah, a man who had some faults, but of whom it is nevertheless said, "He did right in the sight of the Lord." To a great degree he walked before God with a perfect heart, even as did David his father.
Among the rank of idolaters Manasseh stood first, and it was the song and glory of the false priests that the king of Judah was on the side of the gods of the heathen.
www.biblebb.com /files/spurgeon/0105.HTM   (4183 words)

  
 Manasseh
At the census in the plains of Moab, Manasseh is named before Ephraim, and appears as much the stronger tribe (Num 26:28).
Eastern Manasseh was able to occupy its land only after it had aided the other tribes in conquering their territories (Num.
Manasseh was the first-born of Joseph's two sons by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On:
www.bible-history.com /tabernacle/TAB4Manasseh.htm   (629 words)

  
 Manasseh
Manasseh as it were joins the two parts of the land together.
Manasseh was not one of the twelve sons of Jacob.
Ephraim represents a new understanding and Manasseh represents a new will in the external or natural mind of man. This is why the tribe of Manasseh had such a special inheritance in the land of Canaan.
www.newchurch-cincy.org /library/serm111200.htm   (3022 words)

  
 Joshua 17:1 This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh
And the lot came to the tribe of Manasseh (for he was the firstborn of Joseph), to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war, and he had Gilead and Bashan.
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
And the lot is for the tribe of Manasseh (for he 'is' first-born of Joseph), for Machir first-born of Manasseh, father of Gilead, for he hath been a man of war, and his are Gilead and Bashan.
bible.cc /joshua/17-1.htm   (357 words)

  
 Ephraim or Manasseh
Manasseh is like a firstborn (which he was literally) bull, and the bull is a symbol of England.
Ephraim was south of Manasseh, stretching from the Jordan to the Mediterranean.
Manasseh is once again in the north -- West Manasseh is Canada, north of the US, with both of them stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans; and East Manasseh is England, lying EAST of the Atlantic Ocean.
www.britam.org /ephorman.html   (3451 words)

  
 Blue Letter Bible - Commentaries
Manasseh's name signified "forgetfulness." I hope his father did not forget his training, and leave him to those young courtiers who always hang about kings' palaces, and are pretty sure to instil into a young prince's mind more vanity than virtue, and bespeak his favour and patronage for the popular party.
Manasseh's sin was aggravated by the fact that he chose to follow the very worst examples.
Who can now despair of thy mercy, O God, that sees the tears of a Manasseh accepted?" I remember an old lady who would not travel by railway because she thought that some of the bridges were in bad repair, especially the Saltash bridge, near her own house.
www.blueletterbible.org /Comm/charles_spurgeon/sermons/3505.html   (5262 words)

  
 Prophets and Kings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Some of those who suffered persecution during Manasseh's reign were commissioned to bear special messages of reproof and of judgment.
Among those whose life experience had been shaped beyond recall by the fatal apostasy of Manasseh, was his own son, who came to the throne at the age of twenty-two.
In the midst of his daring impiety, only two years from the time he ascended the throne, he was slain in the palace by his own servants; and "the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead." 2 Chronicles 33:23, 25.
www.egwestate.andrews.edu /pk/pk32.html   (1935 words)

  
 DAVID & MANASSEH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah, one of the few kings of Judah who "did what was right in the eyes of the LORD" (2 Ki.
Manasseh selected his pantheon from the cultures surrounding Israel--from the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Phoenicians--but there is not one reference to the God who had revealed Himself to Israel.
Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end-- besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the LORD (2 Ki.
www.gospelcom.net /rbc/ds/hp971/hp971.html   (7798 words)

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