Machir or Makir ( Māḵîr, "bartered") was the name of two figures in the Hebrew Bible

1. Machir was the son of Manasseh, grandson of Joseph, and father of Gilead in the Book of Numbers 26:29.

2. According to the Books of Samuel, Machir son of Ammiel was the name of a descendant of Machir ben Manasseh who resided at Lo-debar. The text states that here he looked after Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, until David took over his care, and also looked after David himself when David became a fugitive.

See also

• Makhir of Narbonne

• Tribe of Manasseh

• Machir (biblical region)

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