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Gad

The seventh son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the patriarch of the Israelite tribe of Gad.

Gad was the firstborn son of Leah's servant Zilpah, born to Jacob in Paddan Aram. As one of the twelve patriarchs, he became the eponymous ancestor of the tribe of Gad, which settled east of the Jordan River. The tribe is noted for its military prowess and its role in the conquest and division of the Promised Land.

In the text

Verses
78
Books
13
First appears
Genesis 30:11
Last appears
Revelation 7:5

Where Gad appears

78 verses · 39 chapters
  1. Genesis 30Verse 11
  2. Genesis 35Verse 26
  3. Genesis 46Verse 16
  4. Genesis 49Verse 19
  5. Exodus 1Verse 4
  6. Numbers 1Verses 14, 24–25
  7. Numbers 2Verse 14
  8. Numbers 7Verse 42
  9. Numbers 10Verse 20
  10. Numbers 13Verse 15
  11. Numbers 26Verses 15, 18
  12. Numbers 32Verses 1–2, 6, 25, 29, 31, 33–34
  13. Numbers 34Verse 14
  14. Deuteronomy 3Verses 12, 16
  15. Deuteronomy 4Verse 43
  16. Deuteronomy 27Verse 13
  17. Deuteronomy 33Verse 20
  18. Joshua 1Verse 12
  19. Joshua 4Verse 12
  20. Joshua 12Verse 6
  21. Joshua 13Verses 8, 24, 28
  22. Joshua 18Verse 7
  23. Joshua 20Verse 8
  24. Joshua 21Verses 7, 38
  25. Joshua 22Verses 1, 9–11, 13, 15, 21, 25, 30–34
  26. 1 Samuel 13Verse 7
  27. 1 Samuel 22Verse 5
  28. 2 Samuel 23Verse 36
  29. 2 Samuel 24Verses 5, 11, 13–14, 18–19
  30. 2 Kings 10Verse 33
  31. 1 Chronicles 2Verse 2
  32. 1 Chronicles 5Verses 11, 18, 26
  33. 1 Chronicles 21Verses 9, 11, 13, 18–19
  34. 1 Chronicles 26Verse 32
  35. 1 Chronicles 29Verse 29
  36. 2 Chronicles 29Verse 25
  37. Jeremiah 49Verse 1
  38. Ezekiel 48Verses 27–28, 34
  39. Revelation 7Verse 5

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