~ for he was the ~ 06_JOS_17_01  There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he [was] the firstborn of Joseph; [to wit], for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. #, 12_2KI_08_27  And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as [did] the house of Ahab, for he [was] the son in law of the house of Ahab. #, 13_1CH_05_01  Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he [was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. #,