Gilead] i. e. Half the tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan, or else the two tribes and an half that dwelled together in Gilead. See Numbers 32:5. 29, 33. in ships] The inheritance of Dan and Asher lay for the most part on the sea side, Joshua 19:24; Joshua 19:26; Joshua 19:40; Joshua 19:46. breaches] Made into the land by sea-floods.