II. =The Tribe of Gad= (Num. 32:34-36; Josh. 13:24-28) was located north of Reuben. Its boundary on the west was the river Jordan, from the Sea of Chinnereth (Galilee) almost to its mouth. Its eastern border was the desert, from Rabbath Ammon to Mahanaim, from which point its line ran northwest to the Sea of Chinnereth. Like the land of Reuben, its territory embraced portions of the Jordan Valley; the eastern mountains, divided by the torrent Jabbok; and the table-land, a rich and well-watered district. The part in the Jordan Valley was, however, never possessed by the Israelites, but remained in the hands of the native Canaanites. In the valley, its cities were Beth-nimrah and Succoth. Among the mountains the places were: Jazer, near the border of Reuben; Ramoth-gilead, a famous fortress, often the scene of war; Penuel, the place of Jacob's wrestling with the angel (Gen. 32:24-32); Jabesh-gilead, whose warriors rescued the bodies of Saul and Jonathan (1 Sam. 31:11-13); Mahanaim, a place of refuge both for the son of Saul, and afterward for David (2 Sam. 2:8; 2 Sam. 17:24); and Gadara, a foreign city, on the northern frontier. +-----------------------------------------------------------+ |+---------------------------------------------------------+| || Manasseh, (East) 2,590 Sq. M. || || (_Partly Desert_) || |+---------------------------------------------------------+| || Judah, 1,400 Sq. M. | | ||(_Exclusive of Philistia and | | || Desert by Dead Sea_) | | |+-------------------------------+ | || Gad, | | ||1,300 Sq. Miles. | | |+----------------------------+ | ||Simeon, 1,000 Sq. M.| | ||(_Partly Desert_) | | |+--------------------+ | ||Manasseh, (West) | | || 800 Sq. M. | | |+-----------------+ | || Naphtali, | | || 800 Sq. M. | | |+-----------------+ | || Reuben, | | || 700 Sq. M. | | |+--------------+ | || Ephraim, | | || 600 Sq. M.| COMPARATIVE SIZE | |+------------+ | || Dan, | | ||500 Sq.