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and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was the prince of the Reubenites.
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Beerah's brothers are listed in the family tree by families: first Jeiel, followed by Zechariah:
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then Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. Joel lived in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.
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His family occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that goes all the way to the Euphrates River, since their growing herds of livestock spilled out of Gilead.
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During Saul's reign they fought and defeated the Hagrites; they then took over their tents and lived in them on the eastern frontier of Gilead.
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The family of Gad were their neighbors in Bashan, as far as Salecah:
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Joel was the chief, Shapham the second-in-command, and then Janai, the judge in Bashan.
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Their brothers, by families, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber - seven in all.
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These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.
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Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
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The family of Gad lived in Gilead and Bashan, including the outlying villages and extending as far as the pastures of Sharon.