LISTEN UP, RECRUITS! IN CHAPTER 5 OF 1 CHRONICLES, WE LEARN ABOUT THE TRIBES OF REUBEN, GAD, AND THE HALF-TRIBE OF MANASSEH. THEY WERE THE SONS OF JACOB AND THEY WERE GIVEN LAND EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER. THE TRIBE OF REUBEN WAS THE MOST PROMINENT AND THEY WERE GIVEN CITIES WITHIN THE BORDERS OF GAD AND MANASSEH. THE TRIBE OF GAD WERE WARRIORS WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFENDING THE BORDERS OF ISRAEL. THE HALF-TRIBE OF MANASSEH WAS BLESSED WITH WEALTH AND PROSPERITY. GOD GAVE THEM A PLACE TO CALL HOME, AND THEY WERE TO BE A BLESSING TO THE NATIONS. SO, DON'T FORGET YOUR ROOTS, RECRUITS! THAT'S ALL FOR THIS CHAPTER, MOVE OUT!