Numbers 32:40
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
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Gill's Exposition
And Jair the son of Manasseh,.... By his mother's side, otherwise he was of the family of Judah; for Hezron, of the family of Judah, married a daughter of Machir, the son of Manasseh, by whom he had a…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
A later addition to the chapter. See prelim. note. In 1Ch 2:21; 1Ch 2:23 the possession of Gilead by Machir is expressed by saying that Machir was -the father of Gilead."