Numbers 32:40

New Living Translation

So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:22

Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.

Deuteronomy 3:12

“When we took possession of this land, I gave to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory beyond Aroer along the Arnon Gorge, plus half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns.

Joshua 17:1

The next 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.