Janai

Head of the Gadites

El reino divididoLeaderc. 800s BC

Janai was a head in the tribe of Gad who lived in Bashan. He is mentioned in the genealogies of the books of Chronicles as one of the leaders in the tribe of Gad, a tribe that settled east of the Jordan.

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Mentioned in the genealogy of Gad

Janai is listed among the heads of the tribe of Gad in the official genealogy in 1 Chronicles.

12Joel the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.
יוֹאֵ֣ל הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְשָׁפָ֖ם הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְיַעְנַ֥י וְשָׁפָ֖ט בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ ‬

The tribe of Gad in Bashan

Janai belonged to the tribe of Gad, which settled in the Bashan region east of the Jordan, a fertile land area assigned to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

11The sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:
וּבְנֵי־גָ֣ד לְנֶגְדָּ֗ם יָֽשְׁב֛וּ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַבָּשָׁ֖ן עַד־סַלְכָֽה׃ ‬
12Joel the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan.
יוֹאֵ֣ל הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְשָׁפָ֖ם הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְיַעְנַ֥י וְשָׁפָ֖ט בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃ ‬
13Their kinsmen, by their fathers' houses, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all.
וַאֲחֵיהֶ֞ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם מִֽיכָאֵ֡ל וּמְשֻׁלָּ֡ם וְ֠שֶׁבַע וְיוֹרַ֧י וְיַעְכָּ֛ן וְזִ֥יעַ וָעֵ֖בֶר שִׁבְעָֽה׃ ס ‬

Genealogy during Jotham and Jeroboam

The genealogical record where Janai is mentioned was kept during the time of Judah's king Jotham and Israel's king Jeroboam II, placing him in this period.

17All of them were enrolled by genealogy in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
כֻּלָּם֙ הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּ בִּימֵ֖י יוֹתָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י יָרָבְעָ֥ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ ‬

Gadite Settlements and Territories

As part of the tribe of Gad, Janai was connected to the Gadite settlements in Gilead and Bashan with their grazing lands and open country.

16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their farthest limits.
וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ בַּגִּלְעָ֥ד בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וּבְכָֽל־מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י שָׁר֖וֹן עַל־תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃ ‬

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