MACHIR
MACHIR
1. A son of Manasseh, Gen 50:23 . His posterity were active in the conquest of Gilead, Num 32:39 ; Jos 17:1 ; and in the war with Jabin and Sisera, Jdg 5:14 .2. A friend of Mephibosbeth, the son of Jonathan, 2Sa 9:4,5 .
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Machir
(Heb. hakir’, , sold; Sept. and ), the name of two men.
1. The oldest son of Manasseh (Jos 17:1), who even had children born to him during the lifetime of Joseph (Genesis 1, 23). B.C. 1802. His descendants were called MACHIRITES (, Sept. , Num 26:29), being the offspring of Gilead (1Ch 7:17), whose posterity settled in the land taken from the Amorites (Num 32:39-40; Deu 3:15; Jos 13:31; 1Ch 2:23), but required a special enactment as to their inheritance, owing to the fact that the grandson Zelophehad had only daughters (Num 27:1; Num 36:1; Jos 17:3). Once the name of Machir is put poetically as a representative of the tribe of Manasseh east (Jdg 5:14). His daughter became the mother of Segub by Hezron in his old age (1Ch 2:21). The mother of Machir was an Aramitess, and his wife was Maachah, the granddaughter of Benjamin, by whom he had several sons (1Ch 7:14-16). The family of Machir come forward prominently in the history of the conquest of the trans-Jordanic portion of the Promised Land. In the joint expedition of Israel and Ammon, their warlike prowess expelled the Amoritish inhabitants from the rugged and difficult range of Gilead, and their bravery was rewarded by Moses by the assignment to them of a large portion of the district, half Gilead’ (Jos 13:31), with its rich mountain pastures, and the towns of Ashtaroth and Edrei, the capitals of Og’s kingdom (Num 32:39-40; Deu 3:15; Jos 13:31; Jos 17:1). The warlike renown of the family of Machir is given as the reason for this grant (Jos 17:1), and we can see the sound policy of assigning a frontier land of so much importance to the safety of the whole country, exposed at the same time to the first brunt of the Syrian and Assyrian invasions, and to the never-ceasing predatory inroads of the wild desert tribes, to a clan whose prowess and skill in battle had been full proved in the subjugation of so difficult a tract (Stanley, S. and Pal. p. 327). The connection with Benjamin may perhaps have led to the selection by Abner of Maahanaim, which lay on the boundary between Gad and Mansasseh, as the residence of Ishbosheth (2Sa 2:8); and that with Judah may have also influenced David to go so far north when driven out of his kingdom.
2. A descendant of the preceding, son of Ammiel, residing at Lo-debar, who maintained the lame son of Jonathan until provision was made for him by David’s care (2Sa 9:4-5), and afterwards extended his hospitality to the fugitive monarch himself (2Sa 17:27). B.C. 1037-1023. Josephus calls him the chief of the country of Gilead (Ant. 7:9, 8). SEE DAVID.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Machir
sold. (1.) Manasseh’s oldest son (Josh. 17:1), or probably his only son (See 1 Chr. 7:14, 15; comp. Num. 26:29-33; Josh. 13:31). His descendants are referred to under the name of Machirites, being the offspring of Gilead (Num. 26:29). They settled in land taken from the Amorites (Num. 32:39, 40; Deut. 3:15) by a special enactment (Num. 36:1-3; Josh. 17:3, 4). He is once mentioned as the representative of the tribe of Manasseh east of Jordan (Judg. 5:14).
(2.) A descendant of the preceding, residing at Lo-debar, where he maintained Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth till he was taken under the care of David (2 Sam. 9:4), and where he afterwards gave shelter to David himself when he was a fugitive (17:27).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Machir
1. Manasseh’s oldest son by a Syrian or Aramite concubine (1Ch 7:14). Joseph had Machir’s children upon his knees (Gen 50:23), i.e. they were adopted by Joseph from their birth. Gilead was his son, and Abiah his daughter. A large part of the country E. of Jordan was subdued by his powerful family (Num 32:39; Deu 3:15). The rest of the family crossed Jordan. So powerful was the family that “Machir” supplants the name of “Manasseh” in Jdg 5:14; Jdg 5:17; Jos 13:31-29.
2. Son of Ammiel of Lodebar, a Gileadite chief; sheltered Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s lame son; afterward, influenced probably by David’s kindness to the same youth, supplied David with necessaries when fleeing from Absalom (2Sa 9:4; 2Sa 17:27-29).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Machir
MACHIR.1. The eldest son of Manasseh (Jos 17:1), the only son (Num 26:29). Machir was also the father of the Gilead. These names are ethnographic, and their use suggests that the Machirites were either coterminous with the tribe of Manasseh (wh. see) or were its most warlike part. Settled on the W. of Jordan, they invaded N. Gilead some time after the days of Deborah, and so became the father of the Gilead. 2. Son of Ammiel of Lo-debar on the E. of Jordan. He clung to the house of Saul as long as possible, and afterwards victualled Davids men when that king was fleeing from Ahsalom (2Sa 9:5; 2Sa 17:27).
W. F. Cobb.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Machir
The son of Manasseh, Gen 50:23. The name signifies, he that sells. There was another of the same name, 2Sa 9:5.
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Machir
[Mach’ir]
1. Eldest son of Manasseh, and father of Gilead. His descendants were warlike and were the foremost in the tribe. Gen 50:23; Num 26:29; Num 32:39-40; Jos 17:1; Jos 17:3; Jdg 5:14; 1Ch 2:21; 1Ch 2:23; 1Ch 7:14-17.
2. Son of Ammiel: he gave refuge to Mephibosheth and sent supplies to David when he fled from Absalom. 2Sa 9:4-5; 2Sa 17:27.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Machir
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1. One of the sons of Manasseh:
– General references
Gen 50:23
– Father of the Machirites
Num 26:29; Num 36:1
– The land of Gilead allotted to
Num 32:39-40; Deu 3:15; Jos 13:31
– Certain cities of Bashan given to
Jos 13:31; Jos 17:1
2. A man of Lo-Debar who took care of Jonathan’s lame son, Mephibosheth
2Sa 9:4-5; 2Sa 17:27
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Machir
Ma’chir. (sold).
1. The eldest son, Jos 17:1, of the patriarch Manasseh , by an Aramite or Syrian concubine. 1Ch 7:14. At the time of the conquest, the family of Machir had become very powerful, and a large part of the country on the east of Jordan was subdued by them. Num 32:39; Deu 3:15.
2. The son of Ammiel, a powerful sheikh of one of the TransJordanic tribes, who rendered essential service to the cause of Saul and of David successively. 2Sa 9:4-5; 2Sa 17:27-29.
Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary
MACHIR
son of Manasseh
Gen 50:23; Num 26:29; Num 32:39; Deu 3:15