This document is about Gilead (son of Machir). For other homonyms, please refer to the Gilead document.
Grandson of Manasseh and son of Machir. In Numbers 26, it is referred to as the clan of Gilead, but it is more appropriate to interpret it as a branch of the tribe of Manasseh.
Num 26:29The descendants of Manasseh: Of Machir, the Machirite clan (Machir was the father of Gilead); of Gilead, the Gileadite clan.