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1 Chronicles 5 26
So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria( also known as Tiglath pileser) to invade the land and take away the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day.
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Genesis 30:11
Leah named him Gad, for she said,“ How fortunate I am!”
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Numbers 32:1-42
The tribes of Reuben and Gad owned vast numbers of livestock. So when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were ideally suited for their flocks and herds,they came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the other leaders of the community. They said,“ Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon.The Lord has conquered this whole area for the community of Israel, and it is ideally suited for all our livestock.If we have found favor with you, please let us have this land as our property instead of giving us land across the Jordan River.”“ Do you intend to stay here while your brothers go across and do all the fighting?” Moses asked the men of Gad and Reuben.“ Why do you want to discourage the rest of the people of Israel from going across to the land the Lord has given them?Your ancestors did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh barnea to explore the land.After they went up to the valley of Eshcol and explored the land, they discouraged the people of Israel from entering the land the Lord was giving them.Then the Lord was very angry with them, and he vowed,‘ Of all those I rescued from Egypt, no one who is twenty years old or older will ever see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for they have not obeyed me wholeheartedly.The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have wholeheartedly followed the Lord.’“ The Lord was angry with Israel and made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the entire generation that sinned in the Lord’s sight had died.But here you are, a brood of sinners, doing exactly the same thing! You are making the Lord even angrier with Israel.If you turn away from him like this and he abandons them again in the wilderness, you will be responsible for destroying this entire nation!”But they approached Moses and said,“ We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children.Then we will arm ourselves and lead our fellow Israelites into battle until we have brought them safely to their land. Meanwhile, our families will stay in the fortified towns we build here, so they will be safe from any attacks by the local people.We will not return to our homes until all the people of Israel have received their portions of land.But we do not claim any of the land on the other side of the Jordan. We would rather live here on the east side and accept this as our grant of land.”Then Moses said,“ If you keep your word and arm yourselves for the Lord’s battles,and if your troops cross the Jordan and keep fighting until the Lord has driven out his enemies,then you may return when the Lord has conquered the land. You will have fulfilled your duty to the Lord and to the rest of the people of Israel. And the land on the east side of the Jordan will be your property from the Lord.But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised.”Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied,“ We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly.Our children, wives, flocks, and cattle will stay here in the towns of Gilead.But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the Lord, just as you have said.”So Moses gave orders to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the clans of Israel.He said,“ The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the Lord. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered.But if they refuse to arm themselves and cross over with you, then they must accept land with the rest of you in the land of Canaan.”The tribes of Gad and Reuben said again,“ We are your servants, and we will do as the Lord has commanded!We will cross the Jordan into Canaan fully armed to fight for the Lord, but our property will be here on this side of the Jordan.”So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan— the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands.The descendants of Gad built the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,Atroth shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,Beth nimrah, and Beth haran. These were all fortified towns with pens for their flocks.The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,Nebo, Baal meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt.Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there.So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.The people of Jair, another clan of the tribe of Manasseh, captured many of the towns in Gilead and changed the name of that region to the Towns of Jair.Meanwhile, a man named Nobah captured the town of Kenath and its surrounding villages, and he renamed that area Nobah after himself.
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Deuteronomy 33:20-21
Moses said this about the tribe of Gad:“ Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad’s territory! Gad is poised there like a lion to tear off an arm or a head.The people of Gad took the best land for themselves; a leader’s share was assigned to them. When the leaders of the people were assembled, they carried out the Lord’s justice and obeyed his regulations for Israel.”
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1 Chronicles 3 18-1 Chronicles 3 22
Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah.( Their sister was Shelomith.)His five other sons were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab hesed.The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah’s son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah’s son was Arnan. Arnan’s son was Obadiah. Obadiah’s son was Shecaniah.The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat— six in all.
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1 Chronicles 5 11-1 Chronicles 5 22
Next to the Reubenites, the descendants of Gad lived in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah.Joel was the leader in the land of Bashan, and Shapham was second in command, followed by Janai and Shaphat.Their relatives, the leaders of seven other clans, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.These were all descendants of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the leader of their clans.The Gadites lived in the land of Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and throughout all the pasturelands of Sharon.All of these were listed in the genealogical records during the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows.They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites.They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.The plunder taken from the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives.Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. The people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh lived in their land until they were taken into exile.
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Judges 10:1-11
After Abimelech died, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo, was the next person to rescue Israel. He was from the tribe of Issachar but lived in the town of Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.He judged Israel for twenty three years. When he died, he was buried in Shamir.After Tola died, Jair from Gilead judged Israel for twenty two years.His thirty sons rode around on thirty donkeys, and they owned thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are still called the Towns of Jair.When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the Lord and no longer served him at all.So the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites,who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites( that is, in Gilead).The Ammonites also crossed to the west side of the Jordan and attacked Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. The Israelites were in great distress.Finally, they cried out to the Lord for help, saying,“ We have sinned against you because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal.”The Lord replied,“ Did I not rescue you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
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Joshua 13:8
Half the tribe of Manasseh and the tribes of Reuben and Gad had already received their grants of land on the east side of the Jordan, for Moses, the servant of the Lord, had previously assigned this land to them.
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Genesis 46:16
The sons of Gad were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
