Jo’s Place

​ The Land Given to the Other Half of Manasseh West of the Jordan ( An ) allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son.  Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead.  Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan, on the east side of the Jordan, had already been given to them.  So, the allotment, on the west side of the Jordan, was for the remaining families, within the clans, of the tribe, of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida.  These clans represent the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph.  However, Zelophehad, a descendant of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, had no sons.  He had only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.  These women came to Eleazar, the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite leaders …and said,  “The Lord commanded Moses to gi...

The Rest of the Land was Divided West of the Jordan In the Book of Joshua Chapter 14: verses 1–15, we hear that… The remaining tribes of Israel received land in Canaan, as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders.  These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land, by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command, through Moses.  Moses had already given a grant of land, to the two and a half tribes, on the east side of the Jordan River, …but he had given the Levites, no such allotment.  The descendants of Joseph had become two separate tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim.  And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in, with surrounding pasturelands, for their livestock and all their possessions.  So, the land was distributed, in strict accordance, with the Lord’s commands, to Moses.  Then, Caleb Requested His Land… A delegation, from the tribe of Judah, led by Caleb, son of Jephunneh, the Ke...