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Gad -
Twelve Tribes of Israel
 The Tribe of Gad
גָּד
"soldier" or "luck", Standard Hebrew Gad
Gad is one of the Hebrew tribes, founded by Gad son
of Jacob, who was born to Zilpah, the handmaiden of
Jacob's first wife, Leah.
The Tribe of Gad settled east of the River Jordan in the
land of Gilead. Gad was one of the 10 tribes that made
up the northern kingdom after the 12 tribe nation had
split into 2 kingdoms. The northern kingdom was called
Israel, and the southern called Judah. Eventually the
northern kingdom was sent into captivity, and then they
are said to have disappeared. |
