Machir (biblical region) (original) (raw)

Machir (Hebrew: מָכִיר Makir) 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. The Song of Deborah speaks of officers (mechokekim) coming from Machir to join the battle against Sisera.