Topic summary
Tribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh (; Hebrew: שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁהŠevet Mənašše,Tiberian:Šēḇeṭ Mănašše) was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. After the Assyrian invasion of 720 BCE, it is counted as one of the ten lost tribes. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph.