Son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 20: 18; Gen. 35: 23; Gen. 46: 13; Gen. 49: 14). After the settlement of Canaan, the tribe received some of the richest land of Palestine, including the plain of Esdraelon, and had within its borders several places of note in Jewish history, e.g. Carmel, Megiddo, Dothan, Gilboa, Jezreel,Tabor, and Nazareth.