The descendants of Gad

• 11 The tribe of Gad lived near the tribe of Reuben; they lived in the Bashan region, all the way east to Salecah town. 12 Joel was their chief; Shapham was his assistant; other leaders were Janai and Shaphat.
  • 13 Other members of the tribe belonged to seven clans, whose leaders were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. 14 They were descendants of Abihail. Abihail was Huri’s son. Huri was Jaroah’s son. Jaroah was Gilead’s son. Gilead was Michael’s son. Michael was Jeshishai’s son. Jeshishai was Jahdo’s son. Jahdo was the son of Buz.
  • 15 Ahi was Abdiel’s son. Abdiel was Guni’s son. Ahi was the leader of their clan.
• 16 The descendants of Gad lived in the towns in Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland on the Sharon plain. 17 All of those names were written in the records of the clans of Gad during the time that Jotham was the king of Judah and Jeroboam was the king of Israel.