Bible Strands
Gad
Gad was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Gad, the son of Jacob, and known for their military prowess and settlement east of the Jordan River.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fortune; luck. (1.) Jacob's seventh son, by Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, and the brother of Asher (Gen. 30:11-13; 46:16, 18). In the Authorized Version of 30:11 the words, "A troop cometh: and she called," etc., should rather be rendered, "In fortune [R.V., Fortunate']: and she called," etc., or "Fortune cometh," etc.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Siblings
Asher, Benjamin, Dan, Dinah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Naphtali, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 30:11.
Verses that name Gad
- Genesis 30:11 Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
- Genesis 35:26 And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
- Genesis 46:16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
- Genesis 49:19 Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
- Exodus 1:4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
- 1 Chronicles 2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- 1 Chronicles 5:11 The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:
- 1 Chronicles 6:63 The Merarites, according to their clans, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
- 1 Chronicles 6:80 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,