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According to the Bible, the Tribe of Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "soldier" or "luck") was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel who, after the Exodus from Egypt, settled on the eastern side of the Jordan River. It is one of the ten lost tribes.
Baal-Gad was a Canaanite town at the foot of Mount Hermon.It is mentioned in the Bible three times, all of them in the Book of Joshua (Josh. 11:17; 12:7; 13:5). In all cases, it is described as the northernmost point of Joshua's conquests.
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
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Tarshish is also the name of a modern village in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, and Tharsis, Huelva is a village in Andalusia, Spain. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia Da'at , the biblical phrase "ships of Tarshish" refers not to ships from a particular location, but to a class of ships: large vessels for long-distance trade. [1]
The Biblical account shows Zilpah's status as a handmaid change to that of an actual wife of Jacob (Genesis 30:9,11). Many scholars believe that Gad was a late addition to the Israelite confederation. [3]
Bible (English) Quran (Arabic) Rabbinic (Hebrew) Notes Bible Verse Quaranic Verse Aaron: Hārūn/ Haarūn: Aharon Exodus 7:1: Quran 19:28 [1] Abraham: Ibrāhīm/ Ebraheem/ Ebrahim/ Ibrāheem: Avraham Genesis 17:3–5: Quran 2:124: Adam: Ādam: Adam: Genesis 5:2: Quran 3:59: Amram: ʿImrān/'Emrān: Amram Islamic tradition holds both Amram and ...
The Armenians in Lebanon reside mostly in Beirut and its northern suburbs, as well as in Anjar. During the civil war, the main stance of the Armenians was not to pick a side between Muslims or Christians and stay exempt mostly from the fighting. The largest Armenian community in Lebanon is found in Bourj Hammoud. [35]