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Could refer to Joseph's firstborn OR Judah's most wicked king who repented
Historically Verified
An Assyrian record lists him as 'Manasi, king of Yaudi' — one of 22 kings forced to serve the Assyrian empire around 674 BC. The prism is at the British Museum in London.
open_in_newTwo major figures: (1) Joseph's firstborn son in Egypt who received the lesser blessing from Jacob (Genesis 48). His tribe settled on both sides of the Jordan. (2) King Manasseh of Judah — arguably the worst king ever. He reigned 55 years, set up altars to Baal in the Temple, practiced sorcery, and sacrificed his son. But when he was captured by Assyria, he repented, and God restored him (2 Chronicles 33:12-13). Proof that no one is too far gone.