51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: for God, said he, hath made me forget all my labor and all my [a]father’s household.

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  1. Genesis 41:51 Notwithstanding that his father’s house was the true Church of God: yet the company of the wicked and prosperity caused him to forget it.

51 Joseph named his firstborn(A) Manasseh[a](B) and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”

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  1. Genesis 41:51 Manasseh sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for forget.

20 ¶ And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh, and Ephraim, which (A)Asenath the daughter of Poti-Pherah prince of On bare unto him.

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20 In Egypt, Manasseh(A) and Ephraim(B) were born to Joseph(C) by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.[a](D)

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  1. Genesis 46:20 That is, Heliopolis

23 (A)And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children, even unto the third generation: also the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought upon Joseph’s knees.

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23 and saw the third generation(A) of Ephraim’s(B) children.(C) Also the children of Makir(D) son of Manasseh(E) were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.[a](F)

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  1. Genesis 50:23 That is, were counted as his

39 And the children (A)of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and put out the Amorites that dwelt therein.

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39 The descendants of Makir(A) son of Manasseh went to Gilead,(B) captured it and drove out the Amorites(C) who were there.

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