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Gad, in the Bible, son of Jacob and Zilpah and eponymous founder of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Its allotment was half of Gilead 1 Eponym of the Gileadites, grandson of Manasseh. 2 Gadite. 3 Jephthah's father. 4 City near Mizpah, denounced by Hosea . 5 Fertile, mountainous region, NE of the Dead Sea. ..... Click the link for more information. ; this was the land best suited to the pastoral life, which Gad, like Reuben, continued after the years in Egypt. The "people of Gad" are mentioned on the Moabite stone. Gad Old Testament 1. a. Jacob's sixth son, whose mother was Zilpah, Leah's maid b. the Israelite tribe descended from him c. the territory of this tribe, lying to the east of the Jordan and extending southwards from the Sea of Galilee 2. a prophet and admonisher of David (I Samuel 22; II Samuel 24) gad [gad] (mining engineering) A heavy steel wedge, 6 or 8 inches (15 or 20 centimeters) long, with a narrow chisel point used in mining to cut samples, break out pieces of loose rock, and so on. A small iron punch with a wooden handle used to break up ore. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then Joshua began his terrible raid, and from Jericho clear to this Baal- Gad, he swept the land like the Genius of Destruction. Gad, I have no notion of bruising myself to get rid of anyone's beard; let each one shave himself as best he can; I'm not going to accompany my master on any such long journey; besides, I can't give any help to the shaving of these beards as I can to the disenchantment of my lady Dulcinea. "Tricked by Gad, that's what I was, tricked by life and made a fool of," he said in a low voice. |
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