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• Tribe of Gad — The Tribe of Gad (Hebrew Name|גָּד|Gad|Gāḏ| soldier or luck ) was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height, Gad occupied a region to the east of the River Jordan, though the exact location is ambiguous [JewishEncyclopedia] ; among the cities… …   Wikipedia

• Tribe of Gad — n. Gad, one of the 12 tribes of Israel …   English contemporary dictionary

• Gad — • A proper name which designates in the Bible, (I), a patriarch; (II), a tribe of Israel; (III), a prophet; (IV), a pagan deity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gad     Gad      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• GAD — (Heb. גָּד), one of the 12 tribes of Israel, tracing its descent to Gad, a son of Jacob, borne to him by Zilpah, the maidservant of Leah (Gen. 30:10–11). The tribe was comprised of seven large families, the Zephonites, Haggites, Shunites, Oznites …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Tribe of Reuben — The Tribe of Reuben (Hebrew Name|שֵׁבֶט רְאוּבֵן|Shevet Re uven|Šēḇeṭ Rəʼûḇēn) was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height, the territory it occupied was on the immediate east of the Dead Sea, reaching from the Arnon river in the south, and as …   Wikipedia

• Gad — can refer to:*Gad (deity), the pan Semitic deity of fortune worshipped during the Babylonian captivity *An abbreviation for the chemical element Gadolinium, or its oxide Gadolinia *The word Gad replaces God in many of The Far Side comic strips by …   Wikipedia

• Gad — /gad/, interj. (used as a mild oath.) Also, gad. [1600 10; euphemism for GOD] /gad/, n. 1. a son of Zilpah. Gen. 30:11. 2. one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him. 3. a Hebrew prophet and chronicler of the court of… …   Universalium

• Tribe of Menasheh — The Tribe of Menasheh (Hebrew Name|מְנַשֶּׁה|Mənašše|Mənaššeh| who makes to forget ) was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Menasheh also formed the House of Joseph . At its height, the territory it occupied spanned… …   Wikipedia

• Tribe of Joseph — The Tribe of Joseph was one of the Tribes of Israel, though since Ephraim and Manasseh together traditionally constituted the tribe of Joseph, it was often not listed as one of the tribes, in favour of Ephraim and Manasseh being listed in its… …   Wikipedia

• Gad|ite — «GAD yt», noun. a member of the tribe of Gad …   Useful english dictionary

• Gad (Bible) — For Gad, the prophet of King David, see Gad (Bible prophet)Gad () was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Jacob and Zilpah, the seventh of Jacob overall, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Gad; however some Biblical… …   Wikipedia