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Gad

Seventh son of Jacob and Zilpah, ancestor of the Israelite tribe of Gad that settled east of the Jordan River.

son of Jacob11 Bible books30 chapters56 verse appearances

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Gad was the seventh son of , born to Zilpah, the handmaid of . His birth is recorded in Genesis 30, where Leah names him with a play on the word for 'troop' or 'fortune.' He is listed among Jacob's sons who went down to during the famine to buy grain. In Jacob's final blessing in Genesis 49, Gad is described with imagery of a raiding troop. ' blessing in Deuteronomy 33 praises Gad as one who tears the arm and the crown of his enemies. His descendants became the tribe of Gad, which settled in the Transjordanian territory east of the , their allotment recorded in Numbers 32 and .

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