“I gave Gilead to Makir.
During Joseph’s life, Ephraim had children and grandchildren. And his son Manasseh had a son named Makir. Joseph lived to see Makir’s children.
Segub was Jair’s father. Jair had 23 cities in the country of Gilead.
Manasseh’s families were:
Moses had given the land of Bashan to half of the Manasseh family group. Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan River to the other half of the Manasseh family group. Joshua blessed them and sent them home.
