Toll Free number in Israel only 1-800-574-574  He consulted spirit mediums, fortune tellers and sorcerers. In the Bible and in Jewish tradition, Hezekiah is remembered as one of the great kings descended from David and was viewed favorably for being influenced by the prophet Isaiah. When added together, the sons of Joseph totaled 85,200, which was more than any other of Jacob's sons. He angered the Lord by encouraging every sort of evil (2 Chronicles 33:4-6). The two halves, each on either side of Jordan, together In Revelation 7:1-8, Manasseh is mentioned as one of the tribes receiving the Seal of God for 12,000 of its members. There are two prominent people named kings named Manasseh in the Bible and both of their profiles are included below: Manasseh was the older son of Joseph and Asenath, daughter of Potiphera (priest of the sun god Re of heliopolis). 13:00 Genesis 48:5, Ephraim and Manasseh. When Manasseh died, he was buried beneath his own palace, and his son Amon became the new king. During his reign (c.727-698 BCE) he fortified Jerusalem, constructed the Siloam tunnel to ensure the capital’s water supply, and – this most significant for the Bible – was a reformer who established Jerusalem as the center of sacrifice and made it his mission to rid Judah of pagan altars and idol worship. And Manasseh sacrificed his own children as burnt offerings in the valley of Hinnom. Go to   People in the Bible   or   Women in the Bible. east of Jordan; their brothers, the rest of the tribal clans of The story of Manasseh is found in 2 Kings 21:1-17, and 2 Chronicles 33:1-20. Joseph names his firstborn son Manasseh (Genesis 41:51) and years later Manasseh is adopted by Joseph’s father, Jacob (Genesis 48:5). In the census taken in Numbers 26, Manasseh had 52,700 men who were twenty-years old or older, and Ephraim had 32,500. Warnings by the Lord were ignored by both Manasseh and his people, so God sent the Assyrian armies, who captured him and took him into exile. The name Manasseh means "to forget.". When Jacob blessed his grandsons Manasseh and Ephraim, he gave the preferential treatment to Ephraim, instead of the older brother Manasseh, explaining that Ephraim would become greater than Manasseh. He rebuilt the heathen altars that his father Hezekiah had destroyed - the altars of Baal. When Jacob was about to pass away, he called Joseph to his bedside and asked to bless his two sons. Joseph’s firstborn son is the forefather of one of the Israelite tribes. Jordan. Reuben and Simeon were disqualified because of sins they committed (see 1 Chr 5:1–2). The tribe of Manassah is the only tribe that settled on both sides of the Jordan River. When Hezekiah broke down, cried and prayed to God, The Lord added 15 years to Hezekiah's life. Manasseh received their inheritance, by lot, on the Western side of He also murdered large numbers of innocent people (2 Kings 21:16). Manasseh is the ancestor of the Tribe of Manasseh. When Manasseh died, he was buried beneath his own palace, and his son Amon became the new king. Genesis 48:6, Your two sons…are mine. At that point Manasseh realized that the Lord was really God. Centuries later, when the tribes of Israel reached the Holy Land after being freed from Egyptian slavery, the city of Jerusalem had no meaning to them. Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 Fax: 03-5613699E-mail: subs@jpost.com