Bible Verses About Gilead

The descendants of M'nasheh were: of Makhir, the family of the Makhiri. Makhir was the father of Gil'ad; of Gil'ad, the family of the Gil'adi.

These are the descendants of Gil'ad: of I'ezer, the family of the I'ezri; of Helek, the family of the Helki;

Now Yiftach, a brave soldier from Gil'ad, was the son of a prostitute. His father, Gil'ad,

had other sons by his wife; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove Yiftach away and told him, "You will not inherit from our father, because you are another woman's son."