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Gad, Gadite, Gadites, Gad's

Facts:

Gad was one of the sons of Jacob. Jacob was also named Isreal.

  • Gad's family became one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Another man in the Bible named Gad was a prophet who confronted King David for his sin of taking a census of the Israelite people.
  • The names of the cities Baalgad and Migdalgad are each two words in the original text and are sometimes written "Baal Gad" and "Migdal Gad."

(Translation suggestions:rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)

(See also: census, prophet, twelve tribes of Israel)

Bible References:

Word Data:

  • Strong's: H1410, H1425, G1045