Joshua 17:2

_THERE WAS ALSO A LOT FOR THE REST OF THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH BY THEIR FAMILIES; FOR THE CHILDREN OF ABIEZER, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF HELEK, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF ASRIEL, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF SHECHEM, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF HEPHER, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF SHEMIDA: THESE WERE THE MALE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH THE SON OF JOSEPH BY THEIR FAMILIES._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

1-6 Manasseh was but half of the tribe of Joseph, yet it was divided into two parts. The daughters of Zelophehad now reaped the benefit of their pious zeal and prudent forecast. Those who take care in the wilderness of this world, to make sure to themselves a place in the inheritance of the saints in light, will have the comfort of it in the other world; while those who neglect it now, will lose it for ever. Lord, teach us here to believe and obey, and give us an inheritance among thy saints, in glory everlasting....

Verse Joshua 17:2. _THE REST OF THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH_] That is, his _grandchildren_; for it is contended that Manasseh had no other son than _Machir_; and these were very probably the children of Gilead, the son of Machir....

FOR THE REST ... - i. e. for those who were not settled on the east of Jordan....

EXPOSITION JOSHUA 17:1 THERE WAS ALSO A LOT. The preferable translation is, "_and_ _the lot for the tribe of Manasseh—for he was the firstborn of Joseph—was _(_or fell_)_ to Machir the son of Manasseh. _That is to say, the proper possession of the tribe of Manasseh fell to Machir and his descendants only, because of their warlike spirit, and possibly on account of their numbers also. They were sufficient to occupy the land of Gilead and Bashan, extensive and powerful though it was, while the rest of the tribe had a share in the inheritance westward of Jordan (see also Joshua 13:29-6). FOR HE WAS THE FIRSTBORN OF JOSEPH. There has been much discussion why these words were introduced. It is probable that they a

THERE WAS ALSO [A LOT] FOR THE REST OF THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH BY THEIR FAMILIES,.... For such that had no part in Gilead and Bashan on the other side Jordan, even for the other half tribe, whose families are particularly mentioned, as follows: FOR THE CHILDREN OF ABIEZER; who is called Jeezer in Numbers 26:30; and was a son of Gilead, the son of Machir, as the rest that follow were: AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF HELEK, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF ASRIEL, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF SHECHEM, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF HEPHER, AND FOR THE CHILDREN OF SHEMIDA; hence the families of the Jeezerites, Helekites, Asrielites, Shechemites, Hepherites, and Shemidaites, mentioned in Numbers 26:30; and for which families was the lot here spoken of: these [were] the

5. THE PORTION OF MANASSEH CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Their names (Joshua 17:1)_ 2. Their border (Joshua 17:7) 3. The complaint and the answer (Joshua 17:14) Half of the tribe of Manasseh had their inheritance on the other side of Jordan, having joined themselves to Reuben and Gad. The rest of Manasseh are now named according to their families. These are: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida, The son of Hepher, Zelophehad, had no sons (see Numbers 27:1); the names of the five daughters are given here again. They claim now the inheritance which the Lord had given to them. They, too, exhibit the cour

Joshua 17:1, from a Priestly writer, describes the inheritance of Manasseh. In Joshua 17:7 the boundaries are given, but as in the case of Ephraim, no definite boundary line can be drawn from the names given in the text. The only point of interest is the assignment of inheritance to the daughters of Zelophehad in accordance with Numbers 27:1 ff. There Moses ordains that the daughters of a man who has no sons shall take their father's inheritance. This is in opposition to ancient law, which recognised the sons only as heirs. Later feeling was against this, and the writer of Numbers 27:1 ff. gave effect to it by the imaginary instance of Zelophehad and

CHILDREN. sons....

_for the rest of the children of Manasseh_ The descendants of Machir received their inheritance on the east of the Jordan, the descendants of Gilead on the west side, along with Ephraim. These _the rest of the children of Manasseh_were divided into six families....