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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; 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.

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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)

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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.