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Gilead

Gilead was the son of Machir, grandson of Manasseh, and father of six sons who became the heads of Gileadite clans.

The name Gilead means “the heap or mass of testimony”

MaleTribe of ManassehEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books10 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 26:29; only referred to as Gilead (גִּלְעָד); son of Machir; a brother of Machir's daughter, Peresh, Sheresh and Hammolecheth; father of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida and Hepher.

Glossary entries

Gilead (Person)

Family members

Father

Machir

Mother

Maacah

Siblings

Hammolecheth Machir's daughter Peresh Sheresh

Children

Abiezer Asriel Helek Hepher Shechem Shemida

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Gilead without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Numbers 26:29
    These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
  2. Numbers 26:30
    These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,
  3. Numbers 27:1
    Now the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached
  4. Joshua 17:1
    Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
  5. Joshua 17:3
    But Zelophehad son of Hepher (the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh) had no sons but only daughters. These are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:21
    Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
  7. 1 Chronicles 2:23
    But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
  8. 1 Chronicles 7:14
    The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.
  9. 1 Chronicles 7:17
    The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
  10. 1 Chronicles 7:18Referred to, not named
    His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.