Numbers 32:39
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 32
“And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.”Numbers 32:39
What Does Numbers 32:39 Mean?
Numbers 32:39 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 32, verse 39 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Numbers 32:39 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 50:23“And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.”Deuteronomy 3:15“And I gave Gilead unto Machir.”Deuteronomy 3:13“And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.”Joshua 13:31“And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.”Joshua 17:1“There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.”Judges 5:14“Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.”Numbers 26:29“Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.”Joshua 13:30“And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:”Joshua 22:9“And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”Judges 12:4“Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.”2 Samuel 24:6“Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,”1 Chronicles 2:21“And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.”
People & Places
MachirManassehEast Manasseh (Half-Tribe)Gilead
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