Asriel
Founder of a clan in the tribe of Manasseh
Auch bekannt als: Ashriel
Asriel was a prominent figure within the tribe of Manasseh and became the ancestor of the clan of the Asrielites, one of the most important family groups in this tribe. His genealogical placement varies between biblical sources: In Numbers he appears as the son of Gilead and thus the great-grandson of Manasseh, while 1 Chronicles places him in a different genealogical context where an Aramaic concubine is mentioned – although there is textual uncertainty regarding this verse. The various traditions illuminate the complex origins of the tribe of Manasseh and its contact with surrounding peoples. During the allocation of land in Canaan under Joshua's leadership, the clan of the Asrielites received their share of the inheritance west of the Jordan, in the central highlands that later became the core area of Samaria.
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Registered as Gilead's son
Asriel is listed as one of the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, in the census in Numbers. Through him, the clan of the Asrielites was established as an independent family group within the tribe of Manasseh.
Mentioned in the genealogy of Chronicles
In 1 Chronicles, Asriel appears in the genealogy of Manasseh in a context where an Aramean concubine is mentioned. There is textual uncertainty regarding who this concubine was the mother of, but tradition offers a supplementary and partially divergent picture of his genealogy compared to Numbers.
The land allocation for the tribe of Manasseh
As part of the tribe of Manasseh, Asriel's clan received its share of the inheritance west of the Jordan during the land distribution led by Joshua. The Asrielites are explicitly mentioned among the clans that received territories in the central highlands.