Machir (biblical region)

Machir (Hebrew: מָכִיר Māḵīr) was the name of a tribal group mentioned in the Song of Deborah in Judges 5, where it is praised for fighting alongside five other Israelite tribes: the Tribe of Ephraim, the Tribe of Benjamin, the Tribe of Zebulun, the Tribe of Issachar, and the Tribe of Naphtali.[1] The Song of Deborah speaks of officers (mechokekim) coming from Machir to join the battle against Sisera.

  1. ^ Steven L. McKenzie (2010). Introduction to the Historical Books: Strategies for Reading. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-8028-2877-4.