Gad (son of Jacob)
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Gad | |
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גָּד | |
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) |
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 (Jacob's seventh son) and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Gad.[2] The text of the Book of Genesis implies that the name of Gad means luck/fortunate, in Hebrew.
Biblical narrative
The Biblical account shows Zilpah's status as a handmaid change to that of an actual wife of Jacob (Genesis 30:9,11). Many scholars believe that Gad was a late addition to the Israelite confederation.[3] Gad by this theory is assumed to have been a northwards-migrating nomadic tribe, at a time when the other tribes were quite settled in Canaan.[3]
Rabbinical sources
According to
Book of Jasher
The Book of Jasher states that Gad married Uzith. Uzith was the daughter of Amuram, the granddaughter of Uz and the great-grandson of Nahor (son of Terah).[3]
Tomb
The
See also
- Tribe of Gad
- Gad (deity), pan-Semitic god of fortune
- Testament of Gad, apocryphal work
References
External links
- Media related to Gad at Wikimedia Commons