Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 26:29
Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begot Gilead: of Gilead [come] the family of the Gileadites.
Gilead is here mentioned as Machirs only son, and therefore some conceive that the family of the Machirites, and of the Gileadites, are one and the same family, only called by two names; first Machirites, but afterwards Gileadites. Others make them distinct families, because Machir had other children, Gen 1:23; 1Ch 7:14-16, which are called by their fathers name, Machirites, whereas the children of his eldest son Gilead are called by his name, Gileadites. But though Machir had other children, it seems they and their posterity were extinct at this time, and that Machir alone was left and his posterity, as may be gathered by comparing this and the following verses with Jos 17:1-3; 1Ch 7:14-19.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on Nu 26:28]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(29) Machir begat Gilead.It is stated in 1Ch. 7:14, and in the LXX. of Gen. 46:20, that Machirs mother was an Aramitess. This may account for the name which was given to his son, Gilead, the border land between Syria and Canaan, and that in which Laban overtook Jacob (Gen. 31:25).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
29. The sons of Manasseh This genealogy harmonizes fully with Num 27:1; Num 36:1, and Jos 17:1-6, except that the contracted form of Jeezer (Num 26:30) is fully written Abiezer by Joshua.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Machir: Num 32:39, Num 32:40, Num 36:1, Gen 48:14, Deu 3:15, Jos 17:1, Jdg 5:14, 1Ch 7:14-19
Reciprocal: Jos 17:2 – the rest 1Ch 2:21 – Machir