Numbers 26:16 lists 'the Erite' as one of the clans of Gad, descended from Eri. The term is a gentilic (ethnic/clan adjective) used collectively with the article to denote the family group. In the wilderness census, each tribe is subdivided into clans, and this is one such subdivision within Gad. The name Eri itself is otherwise obscure, known only from this genealogical context. Greek transliterates it as Addei. The Erites are part of the tribal structure that organizes Israel's military and social life during the wilderness period and the conquest.