'Clan' in the Bible

The Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; they camped by their banners in this way and moved out the same way, each man by his clan and by his ancestral house.

The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans.

Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites.

The clan of the descendants of Kohath will encamp on the side of the tabernacle to the south.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

The Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans.

Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.

"You must not cut off the tribe of the clan of the Kohathites from the midst of the Levites.

This [is] the work of the clan of the descendants of the Gershonites in the tent of assembly, and their responsibility [lies] {under the direction} of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

This [is] the work of the clan of the descendants of Merari, for all their work in the tent of assembly {under the direction} of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest."

Now the name of the Israelite who was stabbed -- the one who was stabbed with the Midianite woman -- was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of a clan of the Simeonites.

The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur. He was a leader over the people of a clan of Midian.

Reuben was the firstborn of Israel.Reuben’s descendants:the Hanochite clan from Hanoch;the Palluite clan from Pallu;

the Hezronite clan from Hezron;the Carmite clan from Carmi.

Simeon’s descendants by their clans:the Nemuelite clan from Nemuel;the Jaminite clan from Jamin;the Jachinite clan from Jachin;

the Zerahite clan from Zerah;the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

Gad’s descendants by their clans:the Zephonite clan from Zephon;the Haggite clan from Haggi;the Shunite clan from Shuni;

the Oznite clan from Ozni;the Erite clan from Eri;

the Arodite clan from Arod;the Arelite clan from Areli.

Judah’s descendants by their clans:the Shelanite clan from Shelah;the Perezite clan from Perez;the Zerahite clan from Zerah.

The descendants of Perez:the Hezronite clan from Hezron;the Hamulite clan from Hamul.

Issachar’s descendants by their clans:the Tolaite clan from Tola;the Punite clan from Puvah;

the Jashubite clan from Jashub;the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

Zebulun’s descendants by their clans:the Seredite clan from Sered;the Elonite clan from Elon;the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.

Manasseh’s descendants:the Machirite clan from Machir.Machir fathered Gilead;the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

These were Gilead’s descendants:the Iezerite clan from Iezer;the Helekite clan from Helek;

the Asrielite clan from Asriel;the Shechemite clan from Shechem;

the Shemidaite clan from Shemida;the Hepherite clan from Hepher;

These were Ephraim’s descendants by their clans:the Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah;the Becherite clan from Becher;the Tahanite clan from Tahan.

These were Shuthelah’s descendants:the Eranite clan from Eran.

Benjamin’s descendants by their clans:the Belaite clan from Bela;the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel;the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram;

the Shuphamite clan from Shupham;the Huphamite clan from Hupham.

Bela’s descendants from Ard and Naaman:the Ardite clan from Ard;the Naamite clan from Naaman.

These were Dan’s descendants by their clans:the Shuhamite clan from Shuham.These were the clans of Dan by their clans.

Asher’s descendants by their clans:the Imnite clan from Imnah;the Ishvite clan from Ishvi;the Beriite clan from Beriah.

From Beriah’s descendants:the Heberite clan from Heber;the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.

Naphtali’s descendants by their clans:the Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel;the Gunite clan from Guni;

the Jezerite clan from Jezer;the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

These were the Levites registered by their clans:the Gershonite clan from Gershon;the Kohathite clan from Kohath;the Merarite clan from Merari.

These were the Levite family groups:the Libnite clan,the Hebronite clan,the Mahlite clan,the Mushite clan,and the Korahite clan.Kohath was the ancestor of Amram.

Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, of the clan of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came near; and these [were] the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, and Tirzah.

Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father’s brothers.”

If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative of his clan, and he will take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites as the Lord commanded Moses.”

So Moses gave Gilead to the clan of Machir son of Manasseh, and they settled in it.

You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes.

The family leaders from the clan of the descendants of Gilead—the son of Machir, son of Manasseh—who were from the clans of the sons of Joseph, approached and addressed Moses and the leaders who were over the Israelite families.

This is what the Lord has commanded concerning Zelophehad’s daughters: They may marry anyone they like provided they marry within a clan of their ancestral tribe.

Any daughter who possesses an inheritance from an Israelite tribe must marry someone from the clan of her ancestral tribe, so that each of the Israelites will possess the inheritance of his fathers.

They married men from the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.