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Gad Troop
Gad is a Hebrew name meaning troop, said gawd. Jacob's seventh son, and also the name of a prophet who advised David.
Where the name comes from
גָּד Gâd — Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet. Strong's H1410 derives it: from H1464 (גּוּד).
Gad in Scripture
The name appears in 69 verses, first at Genesis 30:11.
Genesis 30:11 · KJV
And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.
Genesis 35:26 · KJV
And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
Genesis 46:16 · KJV
And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
Genesis 49:19 · KJV
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
Exodus 1:4 · KJV
Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Numbers 1:14 · KJV
Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
Numbers 1:24 · KJV
Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers 1:25 · KJV
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
Numbers 2:14 · KJV
Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Numbers 7:42 · KJV
On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered:
Numbers 10:20 · KJV
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
Numbers 13:15 · KJV
Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
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