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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."
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(See also: ../other/census.md, ../kt/prophet.md, ../other/12tribesofIsrael.md)