And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aro´er, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gil´e-ad, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manas´seh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manas´seh, the father of Gil´e-ad: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gil´e-ad and Bashan.