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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."

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(See also: census · prophet · 12tribesofIsrael)

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