Bible Cross References
the land of Gilead
Numbers 32:33-42
33
So Moses assigned to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half the tribe of Manasseh all the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan, including the towns and the country around them.
34
The tribe of Gad rebuilt the fortified towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35
Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36
Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran.
37
The tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38
Nebo, Baal Meon (this name was changed), and Sibmah. They gave new names to the towns they rebuilt.
39
The clan of Machir son of Manasseh invaded the land of Gilead, occupied it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
40
So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir, and they lived there.
41
Jair, of the tribe of Manasseh, attacked and captured some villages and named them "Villages of Jair."
42
Nobah attacked and captured Kenath and its villages, and he renamed it Nobah, after himself.
Deuteronomy 3:12-17
12
"When we took possession of the land, I assigned to the tribes of Reuben and Gad the territory north of the town of Aroer near the Arnon River and part of the hill country of Gilead, along with its towns.
13
To half the tribe of Manasseh I assigned the rest of Gilead and also all of Bashan, where Og had ruled, that is, the entire Argob region." (Bashan was known as the land of the Rephaim.
14
Jair, from the tribe of Manasseh, took the entire region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border of Geshur and Maacah. He named the villages after himself, and they are still known as the villages of Jair.)
15
"I assigned Gilead to the clan of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh.
16
And to the tribes of Reuben and Gad I assigned the territory from Gilead to the Arnon River. The middle of the river was their southern boundary, and their northern boundary was the Jabbok River, part of which formed the Ammonite border.
17
On the west their territory extended to the Jordan River, from Lake Galilee in the north down to the Dead Sea in the south and to the foot of Mount Pisgah on the east.
Joshua 13:9-12
9
Their territory extended to Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) and the city in the middle of that valley and included all of the plateau from Medeba to Dibon.
10
It went as far as the border of Ammon and included all the cities that had been ruled by the Amorite king Sihon, who had ruled at Heshbon.
11
It included Gilead, the regions of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah.
12
It included the kingdom of Og, the last of the Rephaim, who had ruled at Ashtaroth and Edrei. Moses had defeated these people and driven them out.
even
Amos 1:3
The LORD says, "The people of Damascus have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. They treated the people of Gilead with savage cruelty.
Amos 1:4
So I will send fire upon the palace built by King Hazael and I will burn down the fortresses of King Benhadad.