Numbers 32:40
And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
Cross-references
Numbers 26:29 lists Machir as father of Gilead, linking the clan to the territory.
Deuteronomy 3:13-15 recounts the same event: Moses giving Gilead to Manasseh, specifically to Machir.
Joshua 13:29-31 describes the allotment of Gilead to half-tribe of Manasseh, repeating the distribution.
Joshua 17:1 explicitly states that Gilead and Bashan were allotted to Machir for his military prowess.
Deuteronomy 3:15 says directly 'To Machir I gave Gilead' — identical to the grant in Numbers.
Joshua 13:31 specifies land allotted to Machir's descendants, confirming the grant.
Joshua 22:9 refers to the half-tribe of Manasseh possessing Gilead as their land by Moses' command.
Judges 5:14 mentions Machir as the source of commanders in Deborah's song — showing the ongoing significance of this territory.
1 Chronicles 2:21 identifies Machir as father of Gilead — the same Machir who received Gilead in Numbers.
2 Kings 15:29 records the capture of Gilead by Assyria — the territory given to Machir.