Manasseh

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Manasseh may refer to:

• Manasseh, a son of Joseph, according to the Torah
• the Tribe of Manasseh, an Israelite tribe
• Manasseh of Judah, a king of the kingdom of Judah.
• The ancestor of a priest named Jonathan, mentioned in the Book of Judges as being the son of Gershom, son of Manasseh; there is a scribal oddity in the text which means it may actually state Moses rather than Manasseh.
• The Bnei Menashe ("Children of Menasseh"), a group from northeast India who claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
• Menasseh or Manasseh was the name of two Khazar rulers of the Bulanid dynasty:
• Menasseh I, mid to late 9th century CE.
• Menasseh II, late 9th century CE.

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