גָּד

gadGad
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man72 occurrences11 books69 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Gad: Prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon
  • Gad: Israelite tribe; descended from Gad, son of Jacob

Definition

from H1464; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
Traditional renderings: Gad.

Glossary entries

Gad (Person)

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

72 total
  1. Genesis 30:11גָּֽד׃ · Gad
    Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
  2. Genesis 35:26גָּ֣ד · [were] Gad
    And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
  3. Genesis 46:16גָ֔ד · of Gad
    The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
  4. Genesis 49:19גָּ֖ד · Gad
    Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.
  5. Exodus 1:4גָּ֥ד · Gad
    Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
  6. Numbers 1:14לְגָ֕ד · from Gad
    …from Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;
  7. Numbers 1:24גָ֔ד · of Gad
    From the sons of Gad, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
  8. Numbers 1:25גָ֑ד · of Gad
    …those registered to the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.
  9. Numbers 2:14 (2×)גָּ֑ד · of Gad; גָ֔ד
    Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel,
  10. Numbers 7:42גָ֑ד
    On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.
  11. …and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.
  12. Numbers 13:15גָ֔ד · of Gad
    …and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
  13. Numbers 26:15גָד֮ · of Gad
    These were the descendants of Gad by their clans: The Zephonite clan from Zephon, the Haggite clan from Haggi, the Shunite clan from Shuni,
  14. Numbers 26:18גָ֖ד · of Gad
    These were the clans of Gad, and their registration numbered 40,500.
  15. Numbers 32:1גָ֖ד
    Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.
  16. Numbers 32:2גָ֖ד
    So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,
  17. Numbers 32:6גָ֖ד
    But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?
  18. The Gadites and Reubenites said to Moses, “Your servants will do just as our lord commands.
  19. And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
  20. The Gadites and Reubenites replied, “As the LORD has spoken to your servants, so we will do.
  21. So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
  22. And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
  23. Numbers 33:45גָּֽד׃
    They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.
  24. Numbers 33:46גָּ֑ד
    They set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim.
  25. Deuteronomy 27:13גָּ֣ד · Gad
    And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
  26. Deuteronomy 33:20 (2×)וּלְגָ֣ד · Concerning Gad; גָּ֑ד · [the domain of] Gad
    Concerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
  27. Joshua 4:12גָ֜ד
    The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
  28. Joshua 13:24 (2×)גָ֔ד; גָ֖ד
    This is what Moses had given to the clans of the tribe of Gad:
  29. Joshua 13:28גָ֖ד
    This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites, including the cities and villages.
  30. Joshua 18:7וְגָ֡ד · And Gad
    The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”
  31. Joshua 20:8גָ֔ד · of Gad
    And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
  32. Joshua 21:7גָד֙ · Gad
    And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
  33. Joshua 21:38גָ֗ד · of Gad [they were given]
    And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
  34. Joshua 22:9גָ֜ד
    So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
  35. Joshua 22:10גָ֡ד
    And when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan.
  36. Joshua 22:11גָ֡ד
    Then the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”
  37. Joshua 22:13גָ֛ד · the Gadites
    The Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the land of Gilead, to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
  38. Joshua 22:15גָ֛ד
    They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead and said to them,
  39. Joshua 22:21גָ֔ד
    Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:
  40. Joshua 22:25גָד֙ · Gadites
    For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no share in the LORD!’ So your descendants could cause ours to stop fearing the LORD.
  41. Joshua 22:30גָ֖ד · Gad
    When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.
  42. Joshua 22:31גָ֜ד · Gad
    Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”
  43. Joshua 22:32גָ֜ד
    Then Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, together with the other leaders, returned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan and brought back a report regarding the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead.
  44. Joshua 22:33גָ֖ד
    The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
  45. Joshua 22:34גָ֖ד
    So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
  46. 1 Samuel 13:7גָּ֖ד · of Gad
    Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.
  47. 1 Samuel 22:5גָּ֨ד · Gad
    Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.