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Gad | |
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| גָּד | |
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| Pronunciation | Gad |
| Born | 1564 BCE (10 Tishrei or 10 Marcheshvan, AM 2198) |
| Died | (aged 125) |
| Spouse | Uzith |
| Children | Ziphion (son) Haggi (son) Shuni (son) Ezbon (son) Eri (son) Arodi (son) Areli (son)[1] |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Reuben (half brother) Simeon (half brother) Levi (half brother) Judah (half brother) Dan (half brother) Naphtali (half brother) Asher (brother) Issachar (half brother) Zebulun (half brother) Dinah (half sister) Joseph (half brother) Benjamin (half brother) |
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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.
- ^ Genesis 46:16
- ^ Peake's commentary on the Bible