Deuteronomy 3:15
And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
Cross-reference
Numbers 26:29 lists Machir's descendants, reinforcing his identity as the clan that received Gilead.
Numbers 32:39 records the conquest of Gilead by Machir's descendants, fulfilling the allotment.
Numbers 32:40 repeats that Moses gave Gilead to Machir, confirming the same event.
Joshua 17:1-3 details the inheritance of Machir and his descendants, including the daughters of Zelophehad.
Joshua 22:7 explains the division of Manasseh: the half that received Gilead (Machir) settled east of the Jordan.
Joshua 22:9 mentions the half-tribe of Manasseh (Machir) returning to their allotted land in Gilead.
Genesis 50:23 mentions Machir, son of Manasseh, who received Gilead in Deuteronomy 3:15 — provides genealogical background.
1 Chronicles 2:21 refers to Machir as father of Gilead, linking the clan to the region genealogically.