1. A region east of the Jordan River allotted to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh Nu 32:1-30; De 3:13; 34:1; 2Ki 10:33
Ammonites make war against; defeated by Jephthah Jud 11
The prophet Elijah a native of 1Ki 17:1
Pursued into, by Absalom 2Sa 17:26
Absalom defeated and slain in the forests of 2Sa 18:9
Invaded by Tiglath-pileser, king of Syria 2Ki 15:29
FIGURATIVE
Laban overtakes Jacob at Ge 31:21-25
6. A chief of Gad 1Ch 5:14