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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Clans</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/c/clans.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/genesis/10-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/c/clans.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Clans</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/c/clanging.htm" title="Clanging">◄</a> Clans <a href="/topical/c/clans_and_families.htm" title="Clans and Families">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In the biblical context, clans are subgroups within the larger tribal structure of ancient Israel. The concept of clans is integral to understanding the social, familial, and religious organization of the Israelites as depicted in the Old Testament. Clans served as important units of identity, inheritance, and governance, often determining land distribution, military organization, and religious duties. Hebrew Terminology and Structure The Hebrew word often translated as "clan" is "mishpachah" (מִשְׁפָּחָה), which can also mean family or extended family. Clans were part of a hierarchical structure that began with the individual family unit, expanded to the clan, and then to the tribe. This structure is evident in the genealogical records and census data found in the Pentateuch, particularly in the books of Numbers and Joshua. Biblical References and Significance Clans are frequently mentioned in the context of genealogies and censuses. For example, in the book of Numbers, the Israelites are organized by tribe and clan for the purpose of taking a census: "Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one" (<a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Numbers 1:2</a>). This organization was crucial for military conscription and for the allocation of land in the Promised Land. The division of the land among the tribes and clans is a significant theme in the book of Joshua. Each tribe received a portion of land, which was further divided among its clans. This ensured that each family had a stake in the land, which was considered a divine inheritance. <a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Joshua 13-21</a> details the allotment of land to the tribes and their respective clans. Role in Society and Religion Clans played a vital role in maintaining social order and religious practices. They were responsible for upholding the covenantal laws and traditions passed down from generation to generation. The clan leader, often the eldest male, held significant authority and was responsible for representing the clan in tribal assemblies and religious ceremonies. In the book of Judges, clans are depicted as units of military organization. For instance, when Gideon is called to deliver Israel from the Midianites, he identifies himself as being from the weakest clan in Manasseh: "Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house" (<a href="/judges/6-15.htm">Judges 6:15</a>). This highlights the importance of clan identity in the social and military fabric of Israelite society. Inheritance and Legal Matters Clans also played a crucial role in matters of inheritance and legal disputes. The laws of inheritance, as outlined in <a href="/bsb/numbers/27.htm">Numbers 27 and 36</a>, emphasize the importance of keeping property within the clan to preserve the family’s inheritance. The daughters of Zelophehad, for example, petitioned Moses for the right to inherit their father's land, leading to a legal precedent that ensured property remained within the clan. Prophetic and Eschatological Context In the prophetic literature, clans are sometimes used symbolically to represent the collective identity of Israel. The prophets often address the clans of Israel in their calls for repentance and return to covenant faithfulness. In eschatological passages, the restoration of Israel is envisioned as a reunification of the tribes and clans under the reign of the Messiah. Overall, clans were foundational to the social, legal, and religious life of ancient Israel, serving as essential building blocks of the nation’s identity and continuity.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/441b.htm">441b. alluph -- a chief, chiliarch</a> ... Word Origin from eleph Definition a chief, chiliarch NASB Word Usage chief (43), chiefs (14), clan (1), clans (2). 441a, 441b. alluph. 442 . Strong's Numbers /hebrew/441b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/505.htm">505. eleph -- a thousand</a> ... 70,000* (4), 72,000* (1), 74,600* (2), 75,000* (1), 76,500* (1), 8,580* (1), 8,600* (1), 80,000* (3), 800,000* (1), 87,000* (1), clan (1), clans (2), divisions ... /hebrew/505.htm - 8k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xlvi.htm">Chapter xlvi</a> ... here again. The heads of clans are mentioned, practically the same persons as those who went down to Egypt with Jacob. Such summaries ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xlvi.htm<a href="/library/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/genesis.htm">Genesis</a> ... of Canaan, l.15-26. [Footnote 1: xxxvi. deals with the Edomite clans, and xxxviii. with the clans of Judah.] [Footnote 2: In one ... //christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/genesis.htm<a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_x.htm">Chapter x</a> ... the author recalls for us how these Japhethites each had their country and separate language, and were still dwelling in tribal divisions or clans in the midst ... //christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter x.htm<a href="/library/drummond/the_lowell_lectures_on_the_ascent_of_man/chapter_v_the_evolution_of.htm">The Evolution of Language</a> ... Long before men had learned to form themselves into tribes and clans for mutual strength and service, gregariousness was an established institution. ... /.../the lowell lectures on the ascent of man/chapter v the evolution of.htm<a href="/library/smith/jeremiah/1_his_earliest_oracles_ii.htm">His Earliest Oracles. (ii. 2-iv. 4. )</a> ... Evil came on them. Rede of the Lord" Hear the Lord's Word, House of Jacob, 4 All clans of Israel's race! [Thus sayeth the Lord ... //christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/1 his earliest oracles ii.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_ephesians_peter/the_chief_corner-stone.htm">'The Chief Corner-Stone'</a> ... says in the context, the Ephesians had been strangers, 'aliens from the commonwealth of Israel,' wandering like the remnants of some 'broken clans,' but now ... /.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the chief corner-stone.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_acts_and_romans/homily_xxiii_rom_xiii_1.htm">Rom. xiii. 1</a> ... And even the sea itself is not without this goodly subordination; for there too many of the clans are ranged under one among the fishes, and are led thus as an ... /.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxiii rom xiii 1.htm<a href="/library/kent/the_making_of_a_nation/study_xii_a_nations_struggle.htm">A Nation's Struggle for a Home and Freedom.</a> ... The policy of the Canaanites was to keep the different Hebrew clans apart and thus prevent united action. In the words of the ancient song: ... /.../kent/the making of a nation/study xii a nations struggle.htm<a href="/library/johnson/the_new_testament_commentary_vol_iii_john/the_sanhedrim_in_session.htm">The Sanhedrim in Session.</a> ... for the Jewish nation, and not for it alone, but his death broke down the barrier between Jew and Gentile and made friends of the hostile clans and nations of ... /.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/the sanhedrim in session.htm<a href="/library/tertullian/the_five_books_against_marcion/chapter_xxxvi_the_parables_of_the.htm">The Parables of the Importunate Widow, and of the Pharisee and the ...</a> ... to walk with God"""And come," says He, "follow me." [4937] The Jewish nation was from its beginning so carefully divided into tribes and clans, and families ... /.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xxxvi the parables of the.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/clans.htm">Clans (120 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Clans (120 Occurrences). Genesis ... heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. (DBY RSV). ... /c/clans.htm - 34k<a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome (12 Occurrences)</a> ... The chieftains of the associated clans composed the primitive senate or council of elders, which exercised sovereign authority. ... /r/rome.htm - 43k<a href="/topical/t/totemism.htm">Totemism</a> ... 1. (n.) The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a tribe by the totem. ... Jacobs (article "Are there Totem-Clans in the Old Testament?" in Archaeol. ... /t/totemism.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/a/ahiman.htm">Ahiman (4 Occurrences)</a> ... of man, rather than as the proper name of a person or a clan, though this need not prevent our thinking of the Anakim as a clan or group of clans, who regarded ... /a/ahiman.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/g/government.htm">Government (20 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. The Nomadic Period: The government of the primitive period is that proper to nomadic tribes composed of families and clans, in no wise peculiar to the ... /g/government.htm - 50k<a href="/topical/c/clap.htm">Clap (11 Occurrences)</a> /c/clap.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/k/kingdom.htm">Kingdom (409 Occurrences)</a> ... Issachar, Zebulun, and, indirectly, Gad and Asher; those which claimed to be descended from Rachel were Joseph, which was divided into two clans; Ephraim and ... /k/kingdom.htm - 101k<a href="/topical/t/territory.htm">Territory (140 Occurrences)</a> ... united with the tribe of Judah, and from other references (Joshua 14:6-15; Joshua 15:13-19 Judges 1:12-15, 20) we learn that the two Kenizzite clans of Caleb ... /t/territory.htm - 56k<a href="/topical/z/zelophehad.htm">Zelophehad (9 Occurrences)</a> ... This is granted and becomes law among the Hebrews. Gray says (ICC on Numbers 26:33) that the "daughters" of Zelophehad are towns or clans. ... /z/zelophehad.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/n/naphish.htm">Naphish (3 Occurrences)</a> ... Naphish, along with other Hagrite clans, was overwhelmingly defeated by the Israelite tribes on the East of the Jordan (1 Chronicles 5:19, the King James ... /n/naphish.htm - 8k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/tribe-of-Asher.html">What can we learn from the tribe of Asher? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Moses-father.html">Who was Moses' father? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/tribe-of-Zebulun.html">What can we learn from the tribe of Zebulun? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Clans (120 Occurrences)<a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Genesis 10:5</a> Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations. (See NIV)<a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Genesis 10:18</a> the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad. (See NIV)<a href="/genesis/10-20.htm">Genesis 10:20</a> These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations. (See NIV)<a href="/genesis/10-31.htm">Genesis 10:31</a> These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, after their nations. (See NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Genesis 36:30</a> chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan: these are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir. (See RSV)<a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40</a> These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, (See NIV)<a href="/exodus/6-14.htm">Exodus 6:14</a> These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. (See NIV)<a href="/exodus/6-15.htm">Exodus 6:15</a> The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. (See NIV)<a href="/exodus/6-17.htm">Exodus 6:17</a> The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. (See NIV)<a href="/exodus/6-19.htm">Exodus 6:19</a> The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. (See NIV)<a href="/exodus/6-24.htm">Exodus 6:24</a> The sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. (See NIV)<a href="/leviticus/25-45.htm">Leviticus 25:45</a> Moreover of the children of the strangers who sojourn among you, of them you may buy, and of their families who are with you, which they have conceived in your land; and they will be your property. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Numbers 1:2</a> "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-16.htm">Numbers 1:16</a> These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-18.htm">Numbers 1:18</a> And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-20.htm">Numbers 1:20</a> The children of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-22.htm">Numbers 1:22</a> Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, those who were numbered of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-24.htm">Numbers 1:24</a> Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-26.htm">Numbers 1:26</a> Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-28.htm">Numbers 1:28</a> Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-30.htm">Numbers 1:30</a> Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-32.htm">Numbers 1:32</a> Of the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-34.htm">Numbers 1:34</a> Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-36.htm">Numbers 1:36</a> Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-38.htm">Numbers 1:38</a> Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-40.htm">Numbers 1:40</a> Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/1-42.htm">Numbers 1:42</a> Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-15.htm">Numbers 3:15</a> "Count the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward." (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-18.htm">Numbers 3:18</a> These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-19.htm">Numbers 3:19</a> The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-20.htm">Numbers 3:20</a> The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-21.htm">Numbers 3:21</a> Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites: these are the families of the Gershonites. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-23.htm">Numbers 3:23</a> The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-27.htm">Numbers 3:27</a> Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-29.htm">Numbers 3:29</a> The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-30.htm">Numbers 3:30</a> The prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-33.htm">Numbers 3:33</a> Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-35.htm">Numbers 3:35</a> The prince of the fathers' house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/3-39.htm">Numbers 3:39</a> All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of Yahweh, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-2.htm">Numbers 4:2</a> "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses, (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-18.htm">Numbers 4:18</a> "Don't cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-22.htm">Numbers 4:22</a> "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers' houses, by their families; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-24.htm">Numbers 4:24</a> "This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-28.htm">Numbers 4:28</a> This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting: and their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-29.htm">Numbers 4:29</a> "As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers' houses; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-33.htm">Numbers 4:33</a> This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest." (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-34.htm">Numbers 4:34</a> Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers' houses, (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-36.htm">Numbers 4:36</a> Those who were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-37.htm">Numbers 4:37</a> These are those who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-38.htm">Numbers 4:38</a> Those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers' houses, (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-40.htm">Numbers 4:40</a> even those who were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers' houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-41.htm">Numbers 4:41</a> These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-42.htm">Numbers 4:42</a> Those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses, (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-44.htm">Numbers 4:44</a> even those who were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-45.htm">Numbers 4:45</a> These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/4-46.htm">Numbers 4:46</a> All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses, (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/10-4.htm">Numbers 10:4</a> If they blow just one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-12.htm">Numbers 26:12</a> The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-15.htm">Numbers 26:15</a> The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-20.htm">Numbers 26:20</a> The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-23.htm">Numbers 26:23</a> The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-26.htm">Numbers 26:26</a> The sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-28.htm">Numbers 26:28</a> The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-35.htm">Numbers 26:35</a> These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-38.htm">Numbers 26:38</a> The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-42.htm">Numbers 26:42</a> These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-43.htm">Numbers 26:43</a> All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-44.htm">Numbers 26:44</a> The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-48.htm">Numbers 26:48</a> The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-57.htm">Numbers 26:57</a> These are those who were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/26-58.htm">Numbers 26:58</a> These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/27-1.htm">Numbers 27:1</a> Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/31-5.htm">Numbers 31:5</a> So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/33-54.htm">Numbers 33:54</a> You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers. (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/36-1.htm">Numbers 36:1</a> The heads of the fathers' houses of the family of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spoke before Moses, and before the princes, the heads of the fathers' houses of the children of Israel: (See NIV)<a href="/numbers/36-12.htm">Numbers 36:12</a> They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/14-1.htm">Joshua 14:1</a> These are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed to them, (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Joshua 15:12</a> The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Joshua 17:2</a> So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/18-20.htm">Joshua 18:20</a> The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/18-28.htm">Joshua 18:28</a> Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-51.htm">Joshua 19:51</a> These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-5.htm">Joshua 21:5</a> The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-6.htm">Joshua 21:6</a> The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-10.htm">Joshua 21:10</a> and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-20.htm">Joshua 21:20</a> The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-26.htm">Joshua 21:26</a> All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Joshua 21:27</a> They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-33.htm">Joshua 21:33</a> All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-34.htm">Joshua 21:34</a> To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs, (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/21-40.htm">Joshua 21:40</a> All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/22-14.htm">Joshua 22:14</a> Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of the words of Samuel. There was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/22-21.htm">Joshua 22:21</a> Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the thousands of Israel, (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/22-30.htm">Joshua 22:30</a> When Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well. (See NIV)<a href="/judges/5-15.htm">Judges 5:15</a> the princes of Is'sachar came with Deb'orah, and Is'sachar faithful to Barak; into the valley they rushed forth at his heels. Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. (DBY RSV)<a href="/judges/5-16.htm">Judges 5:16</a> Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. (DBY RSV)<a href="/judges/18-2.htm">Judges 18:2</a> The children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said to them, "Go, explore the land!" They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there. (See NIV)<a href="/judges/21-24.htm">Judges 21:24</a> The children of Israel departed there at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from there every man to his inheritance. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/9-21.htm">1 Samuel 9:21</a> Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me like this?" (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/10-19.htm">1 Samuel 10:19</a> but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him,' No, but set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands." 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