Numbers 32:1
The Petition of the Reubenites and Gadites
32:1 Now the Reubenites and the Gadites possessed a very large number of cattle. When they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideal for cattle,
Numbers 32:40
32:40 So Moses gave Gilead to Machir, son of Manasseh, and he lived there.
Joshua 17:1-2
17:1 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. They were assigned Gilead and Bashan.
17:2 The rest of Manasseh’s descendants were also assigned land by their clans, including the descendants of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.
Joshua 2:9
2:9 She said to the men, “I know the
Lord is handing this land over to you.
We are absolutely terrified of you,
and all who live in the land are cringing before
you.