Asriel (Hebrew origin: Helped by God), in the Bible is the son of
Manasseh
Manasseh () is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include Manasses and Manasse.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh (died 1944), Singaporean rice and opium merchant and hotelier
* Jacob Manasseh (die ...
by his concubine, and founder of the clan of Asrielites.
[ David Mandel ''Who's Who in the Jewish Bible'' 2010 - Page 46 0827610297 ...Asriel. (Hebrew origin: Helped by God) (Numbers 26:31) 17th century b.c.e. Asriel and ]Machir Machir or Makir ( ''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. Joseph lived to see and to play a part in the up-bringing of Machir and his ch ...
were the two sons of Manasseh Asriel was the ancestor of the clan of the Asrielites.
References
Book of Numbers people
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