1. A region east of the Jordan River allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh Nu 32:1-30; De 3:13; 34:1; 2Ki 10:33
- Reubenites expel the Hagarites from 1Ch 5:9,10,18-22
- Ammonites make war against; defeated by Jephthah Jud 11
- The prophet Elijah a native of 1Ki 17:1
- David retreats to, at the time of Absalom's rebellion 2Sa 17:16,22,24
- Pursued into, by Absalom 2Sa 17:26
- Absalom defeated and slain in the forests of 2Sa 18:9
- Hazael, king of Syria, smites the land of 2Ki 10:32,33; Am 1:3
- Invaded by Tiglath-pileser, king of Syria 2Ki 15:29
- A grazing country Nu 32:1; 1Ch 5:9
- Exported spices, balm, and myrrh Ge 37:25; Jer 8:22; 46:11
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2. A mountain Jud 7:3; So 4:1; 6:5
- Laban overtakes Jacob at Ge 31:21-25
4. Grandson of Manasseh Nu 26:29,30; 27:1; 36:1; Jos 17:1,3; 1Ch 2:21,23; 7:14,17
5. Father of Jephthah Jud 11:1,2
6. A chief of Gad 1Ch 5:14