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Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "luck") was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (and the seventh of Jacob's twelve sons overall) and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Gad. [2] The text of Genesis implies that the name Gad means “luck”/“fortunate”, in Hebrew.
Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "luck", / ɡ æ d /) was a seer or prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the writings of Jewish historian Josephus.He was one of the personal prophets of King David of Israel and, according to the Talmudic tradition, some of his writings are believed to be included in the Books of Samuel. [1]
Gad was the name of the pan-Semitic god of fortune, usually depicted as a male but sometimes as a female, [2] and is attested in ancient records of Aram and Arabia.God is also mentioned in the bible as a deity in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 65:11 – some translations simply call him (the god of) Fortune), as having been worshipped by a number of Hebrews during the Babylonian captivity. [3]
Gad was a member of the Northern Kingdom until the kingdom was conquered by Assyria in c. 723 BC and the population deported. From that time onwards, the Tribe of Gad has been counted as one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. A genealogy of the "children of Gad" is set out in 1 Chronicles 5:11–17.
*Gad: tents, symbolizing their itinerancy as cattle-herders *Zebulun: ship, due to their bordering the Sea of Galilee and Mediterranean *Levi: Priestly breastplate, symbolizing the Kohanim. The Twelve Tribes of Israel (Hebrew: שִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל, romanized: Šīḇṭēy Yīsrāʾēl, lit.
In the Book of Genesis, Zilpah (Hebrew: זִלְפָּה Zīlpā, meaning uncertain) [1] was Leah's handmaid [2] whom Leah gave to Jacob like a wife to bear him children (Genesis 30:9). Zilpah gave birth to two sons, whom Leah claimed as her own and named Gad and Asher (Genesis 30:10–13).
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The Book of Gad the Seer (Hebrew: דברי גד החזה, romanized: diḇrê Gāḏ ha-ḥōzeh) is a presumed lost text, supposed to have been written by the biblical prophet Gad, which is mentioned at 1 Chronicles (1 Chronicles 29:29).