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    Gad

    גָּדΓάδ

    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.

    IllustrationJoshua 22Gad and its neighboring tribes explain why they built an altar while Phinehas and Israel's leaders listen beside the Jordan.
    verses
    71
    first named
    Genesis 30:11
    last named
    Revelation 7:5
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Gad

    Description

    Who was Gad?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Gad was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, named after Gad, the seventh son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Zilpah, Leah's maidservant (Gen.30.11; 35.26). The tribe of Gad played a significant role throughout Israel's history. During the Exodus, the tribe of Gad was counted among the Israelites (Num.1.14, 24-25) and was positioned on the south side of the tabernacle, along with the tribes of Reuben and Simeon (Num.2.14). The tribe of Gad, along with Reuben and half of Manasseh, settled in the region east of the Jordan River (Numbers 32; Jos.13.24-28). They were known for their military prowess and bravery (1Ch.12.8, 14). The Gadites were among the first to help David when he was hiding from Saul (1Ch.12.8-15). They also supported David during the census and the purchase of the threshing floor for the temple (2Sa.24.5; 1Ch.21.2). The Gadites were blessed by Moses for their faithfulness and strength (Deu.33.20-21). The tribe of Gad was allotted cities and pasturelands in the region of Gilead (Jos.13.24-28; 1Ch.6.63, 80). They, along with the other tribes east of the Jordan, built an altar as a witness to their unity with the rest of Israel (Joshua 22). The Gadites were among the first tribes to be taken into captivity by the Assyrians (1Ch.5.26). In Ezekiel's vision of the restored Israel, the tribe of Gad is allotted a portion of land in the far north (Ezk.48.27-28, 34). In the book of Revelation, Gad is mentioned as one of the tribes with 12,000 sealed servants of God (Rev.7.5).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Gad10 of 42 entities the graph connects to Gad, in 2 groups: kinship 5, events 5. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.IsraelChild of · 8 events · 2,578 versesJudahSibling of · 1,023 versesLeviSibling of · 329 versesJosephSibling of · 197 versesBenjaminSibling of · 166 versesKinshipDavid3 events · 964 versesMoses7 events · 786 versesCity3 events · 485 versesJordan7 events · 179 versesManasseh9 events · 112 versesEventsGad

    The 10 best-attested of 42 are drawn. All 42 are listed below.

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    and 76 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Gad happensAll 11 places the claims about Gad reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jordan, Elealeh, Heshbon, Kiriathaim, Canaan, Gilead, Halak_Mount, Hebron, Jazer, Jericho, Ziklag. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Gad there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.JordanElealehHeshbonKiriathaimCanaanGileadHalak_MountHebronJazerJerichoZiklag
    the PatriarchsAll 11 places the claims about Gad reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 71, across 12 books. The name is written 74 times in them.

    1. Genesis4 verses

      30:1135:2646:1649:19

    2. Exodus1 verse

      1:4

    3. Numbers18 verses

      1:141:241:252:147:4210:2013:1526:1526:1832:132:232:632:2532:2932:3132:3332:3434:14

    4. Deuteronomy6 verses

      3:123:164:4327:1329:833:20

    5. Joshua23 verses

      1:124:1212:613:813:2413:2818:720:821:721:3822:122:922:1022:1122:1322:1522:2122:2522:3022:3122:3222:3322:34

    6. 1 Samuel1 verse

      13:7

    7. 2 Samuel2 verses

      23:3624:5

    8. 2 Kings1 verse

      10:33

    9. 1 Chronicles10 verses

      2:25:115:185:266:636:8012:812:1412:3726:32

    10. Jeremiah1 verse

      49:1

    11. Ezekiel3 verses

      48:2748:2848:34

    12. Revelation1 verse

      7:5

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Giver’s giving of Hill Country Gilead and Eleazar and Joshua’s allotment of Land, and 5 moreManassehFirstborn son of Joseph, blessed by Jacob.via Dinah and Issachar, and 6 moreLeahWife of Jacob; mother of six sons and Dinahvia Moses’ inheritance and Gad and Reuben’s coming of Moses, Eleazar, and Leaders Of Congregation, and 2 moreMosesProphet who led Israel out of Egyptvia Moses’ inheritance and Eleazar and Joshua’s allotment of Land, and 2 moreJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's historyvia Benjamin and Issachar, and 4 moreMoses and Issachar’s blessing of Israel, Substance, Work, Benjamin, and Joseph LandMoses and Issachar’s blessing of Israel, Substance, Work, Benjamin, and Joseph Land is an event attested across 12 verses, connecting 11 pageable entities.via Gad and Reuben’s coming of Moses, Eleazar, and Leaders Of Congregation and Men, Gad, Benjamites, Men From Judah, Men From Manasseh, and Neighbors’ comingComingComing is a concept gathering 549 labelled instances in the text.via Judah and Naphtali, and 2 moreJosiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and AbominationJosiah’s cleansing of High Place, Asherah, Carved Idol, Cast Image, Baal Altars, Incense Altars, Asherah Poles, Carved Idols, Cast Images, Judah, Jerusalem, and Abomination is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 9 pageable entities.via Gad and Reuben’s coming of Moses, Eleazar, and Leaders Of Congregation and Eleazar and Joshua’s allotment of LandEleazarSon of Aaron, high priest after his fathervia Asher and Issachar, and 1 moreReceiving of Golan, Ashtaroth, Levite Pasturelands, Kishion, Daberath, Gershonite Cities, and Gershonite PasturelandsReceiving of Golan, Ashtaroth, Levite Pasturelands, Kishion, Daberath, Gershonite Cities, and Gershonite Pasturelands is an event attested across 6 verses, connecting 13 pageable entities.

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