Numbers 26:36 names 'the Eranite' as the clan descended from Eran (or Eden, per variant readings) within the tribe of Ephraim. This gentilic form, with the definite article, designates the family group collectively. The Samaritan text and Greek manuscripts reflect 'Edenite' instead, consistent with the variant reading of the ancestor's name. Regardless of spelling, the Eranites are one of the Ephraimite clans counted in the wilderness census. They represent a subdivision of Joseph's prominent tribe, entitled to a portion of the land inheritance west of the Jordan.