Tirzah was an important Canaanite city that was conquered by the Israelites. It was also the name of a daughter of Gilead, a descendant of Manasseh.
* The city Tirzah was located in the region occupied by the tribe of Manasseh. It is thought that the city was about 10 miles north of the city of Shechem.
* Years later, Tirzah became a temporary capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, during the reigns of four kings of Israel.
* Tirzah was also the name of one of Manasseh’s granddaughters. They asked to be given a portion of the land since their father had died and he had no sons to inherit it as would normally be the custom.
(See also: [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [inherit](../kt/inherit.md), [kingdom of Israel](../names/kingdomofisrael.md), [Manasseh](../names/manasseh.md), [Shechem](../names/shechem.md))
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