Gilead.. Manasseh] both E. of the Jordan, Gilead being N. of Manasseh. Ephraim.. Judah] both W. of the Jordan and again named from N. to S. They were the two most powerful Hebrew tribes, and became the heads of the separate kingdoms after Solomon's death. Hence they are distinguished, the one as the helmet (RV 'the defence of mine head'), the other as the 'sceptre' (RV) of God.

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