About Menashe

Hebrew Name

מְנַשֶּׁה

English Name

Menashe

Phonetic Spelling

m’-na-SHEH
What does Menashe mean?
‘He who causes to forget’

וַיִּקְרָא יוֹסֵף אֶת־שֵׁם הַבְּכוֹר מְנַשֶּׁה כִּי־נַשַּׁנִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִי וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית אָבִי׃

Yosef named the first-born Menashe, meaning, “Hashem has made me forget completely my hardship and my parental home.”

Genesis 41:51

Description about Menashe
Menasseh was the firstborn son of Joseph, and became the patriarch of one of the 12 tribes.
Attribute of Menashe
Humility, capability, administrative skills
Where is Menashe in the Bible?
Genesis 41:50-51; Genesis 46:20; Genesis 48:5; Genesis 48:20
What did Menashe do in the Bible?
Menasseh was Joseph’s firstborn son who assisted his father in running Egypt. His younger brother Ephraim received “his” firstborn blessing from their grandfather Jacob. Because of Menasseh’s great humility, this did not bother him at all. He was given tribal status, and his tribe later settled in the Samaria region of the Land of Israel as well as the Bashan (the modern-day Golan and parts of north-western Jordan). The other famous Manasseh in the Bible is the evil King Manasseh (son of Hezekiah) from Judea.
What does the Bible say about Menashe?
Humble

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