1 CHRONICLES 5

THE DESCENDANTS OF RUBAN, GAD, AND MANASSEH

This chapter focuses on the descendants of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh.

Reuben is the firstborn of Jacob, but lost his birthright because he slept with Bilhah, his father’s concubine in Genesis 35. The descendants of Reuben live in Gilead and have livestock there.

The descendants of Gad and Manasseh live in Bashan. Unfortunately, they do not keep their covenant and break “faith with the God of their fathers.” Verse 26 says that “God stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria” and eventually all three of these tribes are taken into exile by Assyria.