# Gad ## 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](../other/census.md), [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [twelve tribes of Israel](../other/12tribesofisrael.md)) ## Bible References: * [1 Chronicles 05:18](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/05/18) * [Exodus 01:1-5](rc://en/tn/help/exo/01/01) * [Genesis 30:11](rc://en/tn/help/gen/30/11) * [Joshua 01:12](rc://en/tn/help/jos/01/12) * [Joshua 21:38](rc://en/tn/help/jos/21/38) ## Word Data: * Strong's: H1410, H1425, G1045