1Ch 7:14 | MHM | STEP | v. 14–19 : The tribe of Manasseh is partly listed here. This is the part that lived west of the Jordan River. One man from Manasseh married a Syrian woman while they were still in Egypt (1 Chronicles 7:14 ). This shows that even in Egypt, the Israelites began to mix with other nations. But Machir, the son from this marriage, learned from his father’s mistake and married a woman from the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:15 ). This teaches us that children should learn from their parents’ errors and make better choices. Bedan is also mentioned here (1 Chronicles 7:17 ), and he might be the same Bedan who helped save Israel (1 Samuel 12:11 ). Jair is named too, and he was a leader from Manasseh (Judges 10:3 ).

‏ 1 Chronicles 7:14

v. 14–19: The tribe of Manasseh is partly listed here. This is the part that lived west of the Jordan River. One man from Manasseh married a Syrian woman while they were still in Egypt (1 Chronicles 7:14 ^a). This shows that even in Egypt, the Israelites began to mix with other nations. But Machir, the son from this marriage, learned from his father’s mistake and married a woman from the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:15 ^b). This teaches us that children should learn from their parents’ errors and make better choices. Bedan is also mentioned here (1 Chronicles 7:17 ^c), and he might be the same Bedan who helped save Israel (1 Samuel 12:11 ^d). Jair is named too, and he was a leader from Manasseh (Judges 10:3 ^e).