Jo’s Place

The Lands Given to the Tribe of Gad and the Half-Tribe of Manasseh Moses had assigned the following area to the clans of the tribe of Gad.  Their territory included Jazer, all the towns of Gilead, and half of the land of Ammon, as far as the town of Aroer, just west of Rabbah.  It extended from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Lo-debar.  In the valley were Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, Zaphon, and the rest of the kingdom of King Sihon of Heshbon.  The western boundary ran along the Jordan River …. It extended as far north as the tip of the Sea of Galilee and then turned eastward.  The towns and their surrounding villages, in this area, were given as a homeland to the clans of the tribe of Gad.  Moses had also assigned the following area to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh.  Their territory extended from Mahanaim, including all of Bashan, all the former kingdom of King Og, and the sixty towns of Jair...

The Tribes of Simeon and Gad These were the clans descended from the sons of Simeon:  The Jemuelite clan, named after their ancestor Jemuel.  The Jaminite clan, named after their ancestor Jamin.  The Jakinite clan, named after their ancestor Jakin.  The Zoharite clan, named after their ancestor Zohar.  The Shaulite clan, named after their ancestor Shaul.  These were the clans of Simeon.  Their registered troops numbered 22,200.  _______________________________________ Now, these were the clans descended from the sons of Gad:  The Zephonite clan, named after their ancestor Zephon.  The Haggite clan, named after their ancestor Haggi.  The Shunite clan, named after their ancestor Shuni.  The Oznite clan, named after their ancestor Ozni.  The Erite clan, named after their ancestor Eri.  The Arodite clan, named after their ancestor Arodi.  The Arelite clan, named after their ancestor Areli.  These were the clans ...