This region with its towns and villages was the land for the Reuben tribe, and the River Jordan was its western border.
The following men were the heads of their ancestral clans: The sons of Reuben, Jacob's eldest son, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
The Israelites also killed Balaam the son of Beor, who had been a fortune-teller.
Moses also gave land to each of the clans in the Gad tribe.