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Numbers 32:33-42
So Moses gave them— the Gadites, Reubenites, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph— the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land including its cities with the territories surrounding them.The Gadites rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and built sheepfolds.The Reubenites rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,as well as Nebo and Baal-meon( whose names were changed), and Sibmah. They gave names to the cities they rebuilt.The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled in it.Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages, which he renamed Jair’s Villages.Nobah went and captured Kenath with its villages and called it Nobah after his own name.
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Deuteronomy 28:25
The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
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Deuteronomy 20:8
The officers will continue to address the army and say,‘ Is there any man who is afraid or cowardly? Let him leave and return home, so that his brothers’ hearts won’t melt like his own.’
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Leviticus 26:17
I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.
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Hosea 11:10-11
They will follow the Lord; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.They will be roused like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes. This is the Lord’s declaration.
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Judges 7:3
Now announce in the presence of the people:‘ Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So 22,000 of the people turned back, but 10,000 remained.
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Joshua 13:24-31
To the tribe of the Gadites by their clans, Moses gavethis as their territory: Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites to Aroer, near Rabbah;from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;in the valley: Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon— the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon. Their land also included the Jordan and its territory as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east side of the Jordan.This was the inheritance of the Gadites by their clans, with the cities and their villages.And to half the tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of Manasseh’s descendants by their clans, Moses gavethis as their territory: From Mahanaim through all Bashan— all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all of Jair’s Villages that are in Bashan— 60 cities.But half of Gilead, and Og’s royal cities in Bashan— Ashtaroth and Edrei— are for the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half the descendants of Machir by their clans.
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Leviticus 26:36-37
“ I will put anxiety in the hearts of those of you who survive in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a wind-driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as one flees from a sword, and fall though no one is pursuing them.They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from a sword though no one is pursuing them. You will not be able to stand against your enemies.
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Numbers 32:1-5
The Reubenites and Gadites had a very large number of livestock. When they surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, they saw that the region was a good one for livestock.So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community and said:“ The territory of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,which the Lord struck down before the community of Israel, is good land for livestock, and your servants own livestock.”They said,“ If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Don’t make us cross the Jordan.”
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Deuteronomy 3:12
“ At that time we took possession of this land. I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites the area extending from Aroer by the Arnon Valley, and half the hill country of Gilead along with its cities.