'Clans' in the Bible
In the morning you must approach in tribal order. The tribe the Lord selects must approach by clans. The clan the Lord selects must approach by families. The family the Lord selects must approach man by man.
He then made the clans of Judah approach and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He made the clan of the Zerahites approach and Zabdi was selected.
The border of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan. The land allotted to the tribe of Reuben by its clans included these cities and their towns.
The land allotted to the tribe of Gad by its clans included these cities and their towns.
Half of Gilead, Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities in the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were assigned to the descendants of Makir son of Manasseh, to half the descendants of Makir by their clans.
The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south.
The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.
The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.
From Tappuah it went westward to the Valley of Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the land assigned to the tribe of Ephraim by its clans.
The rest of Manasseh's descendants were also assigned land by their clans, including the descendants of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.
The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph.
The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.
These cities belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath -- a total of fourteen cities and their towns. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.
The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans.
as well as all the towns around these cities as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the land assigned to the tribe of Simeon by its clans.
The third lot belonged to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans. The border of their territory extended to Sarid.
This was the land assigned to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
The fourth lot belonged to the tribe of Issachar by its clans.
This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar by its clans, including the cities and their towns.
The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher by its clans.
This was the land assigned to the tribe of Asher by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
The sixth lot belonged to the tribe of Naphtali by its clans.
This was the land assigned to the tribe of Naphtali by its clans, including the cities and their towns.
The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan by its clans.
This was the land assigned to the tribe of Dan by its clans, including these cities and their towns.
The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Gershon's descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.
The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.
The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.
They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each -- a total of two cities;
The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.
He was accompanied by ten leaders, one from each of the Israelite tribes, each one a family leader among the Israelite clans.
The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the Israelite clans: