# Gad #

## Facts: ##

Gad is the name of one of the sons of Jacob, that is, Israel.

 * 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 cities, Baalgad and Migdalgad are each two words in the original text and are sometimes written, "Baal Gad" and "Migdal Gad."

(Translation suggestions:[How to Translate Names](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(See also: [census](../other/census.md) **·** [prophet](../kt/prophet.md) **·** [12tribesofIsrael](../other/12tribesofIsrael.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 05:18-19](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ch/05/18)
* [Exodus 01:1-5](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/exo/01/01)
* [Genesis 30:9-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/30/09)
* [Joshua 01:12-13](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/01/12)
* [Joshua 21:36-38](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jos/21/36)