biblical character, seventh son of Jacob
Key facts
- Pronunciation
- Gad
- Born
- 1564 BCE (12 Marcheshvan , 10 Tishrei , or 10 Marcheshvan , AM 2198)
- Died
- (aged 125)
- Spouse
- Uzith
- Children
- Ziphion (son), Haggi (son), Shuni (son), Ezbon (son), Eri (son), Arodi (son), Areli (son)
- Parents
- Jacob (father) Zilpah (mother)
- 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)
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According to the Book of Genesis of Bible, Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "luck") is the first-born of Zilpah, the seventh son of prophetic Patriarch Jacob. Gad is the founder of the Israelite tribe of Gad. The text of Genesis implies that the name Gad means “luck”/“fortunate”, in Hebrew.
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