Janai
Divided Kingdom
Tribe of Gad
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Janai was a leader from the tribe of Gad who settled in the region of Bashan.
Janai was a Gadite leader listed in 1 Chronicles 5:12 among the clan heads of the tribe of Gad who settled in Bashan during the period of the monarchy. The Gadites occupied the Transjordanian highlands east of the Jordan, a region noted for its fertile pastureland. Janai appears in the second position in the list of Gadite chiefs, after Joel, indicating a position of recognized clan leadership within the tribal structure.