Machir

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Machir is a biblical tribal group or clan associated with the descendants of Manasseh, noted in the Hebrew Bible for its role in Israelite warfare and settlement east of the Jordan.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Machir canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical tribal group
clan
group of Manassites
ancestor Machir son of Manasseh
associatedRegion land of Bashan
linked to: Bashan

land of Gilead
linked to: Gilead
associatedWith half-tribe of Manasseh
linked to: Tribe of Manasseh
culturalContext ancient Israel
linked to: Ancient Israel
describedIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
eponymousFrom Machir son of Manasseh
ethnicGroup Israelites
genealogicalContext descendants of Joseph
knownFor military strength
warrior reputation
languageContext Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
locatedEastOf Jordan River
locatedIn Transjordan
mentionedIn Book of Joshua
Book of Judges
linked to: Judges

Book of Numbers
partOf tribe of Manasseh
linked to: Tribe of Manasseh
receivedTerritoryFrom Joshua
Moses
religiousTextContext Old Testament
religiousTradition Judaism
roleIn Israelite settlement east of the Jordan
Israelite warfare
subclassOf Israelite tribe
tribalTerritoryIncludes Bashan
Gilead

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manasseh father Machir
subject linked to: Tribe of Manasseh