MANASSEH, PRAYER OF — MANASSEH, PRAYER OF, brief penitential psalm incorporated among the books of the apocrypha . According to II Chronicles 33:11ff. Manasseh, king of Judah, repented his sins when he was taken to Babylonia in fetters (cf. also II Baruch 64:8).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Manasseh, Prayer of — A non canonical work inserted towards the end of the Apocrypha. Manasseh reigned as king of Judah from 698 to 642 BCE and was totally condemned by the Deuteronomic author of 2 Kgs. 24:3 and held responsible for God s punishing the people by the… … Dictionary of the Bible
PRAYER — PRAYER, the offering of petition, confession, adoration or thanksgiving to God. In the Bible The concept of prayer is based on the conviction that God exists, hears, and answers (Ps. 65:3; cf. 115:3–7) – that He is a personal deity. In a sense it … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Manasseh — [mə nas′ə] n. [Heb měnaṣṣeh, lit., causing to forget] 1. Bible the elder son of Joseph: Gen. 41:52 2. the tribe of Israel descended from him: Num. 1:34 3. a king of Judah in the 7th cent. B.C. 2 Kings 21:1 18 4. PRAYER OF MANASSES … English World dictionary
Prayer of Manasses — [mə nas′əs] n. a book of the Old Testament Apocrypha attributed to MANASSEH, King of Judah: abbrev. Pr of Man … English World dictionary
Prayer of Manasseh — The Prayer of Manasseh is a short work of 15 verses of the penitential prayer of the Judean king Manasseh. Manasseh is recorded in the Bible as one of the most idolatrous (2 Kings 21:1 18); however, after having been taken captive by the… … Wikipedia
Manasseh of Judah — For other people of the same name, see Manasseh (disambiguation). Manasseh (Menasheh ben Hizqiyah) King of Judah (Melekh Yehudah) Reign coregency 697 687 BC … Wikipedia
Prayer of Manasseh — noun A book of the Apocrypha of the Bible. See Also: Pr. of Man … Wiktionary
ELIEZER BEN MANASSEH BEN BARUCH — (mid 18th century), preacher in western Russia and author of an ethical work. In his youth, Eliezer spent some time studying in Berlin. It is not known who his teachers were or what he studied there. After some years of traveling, he was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
