Joshua 17:2
“So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida. These were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.”
What does Joshua 17:2 mean?
After the main inheritance was distributed, this verse carefully lists out the smaller family groups within the tribe of Manasseh, making sure each clan got its own portion of the promised land. The names here represent different branches of the same tribe, all descendants of Joseph's son Manasseh, and the detailed record shows how seriously the Israelites took making sure no family was overlooked in this fresh start. It's a reminder that God's provision extended to everyone, not just the prominent ones, and that community matters—your family line, your people, your place in the larger story all mattered to God's plan.