Machir
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Machir or Makir (Hebrew: מָכִיר Māḵîr, "bartered") was the name of two figures in the Hebrew Bible
- Machir was the son of Manasseh, grandson of Joseph, and father of Gilead in the Book of Numbers 26:29.[1]
- According to the Books of Samuel, Machir son of Ammiel was the name of a descendant of Machir ben Manasseh who resided at Lo-debar. The text states that here he looked after Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, until David took over his care, and also looked after David himself when David became a fugitive.
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[edit]- ↑ River Jordan: The Mythology of a Dividing Line. University of Chicago Press. 1990. pp. 119–120. ISBN 9780226319599. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
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