Tribe of Gad

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Tribes of Israel
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The Tribe of Gad (גָּד "soldier" or "luck", Standard Hebrew Gad, Tiberian Hebrew Gāḏ) is one of the Hebrew tribes, founded by Gad (Biblical figure) son of Jacob, who was born to Zilpah, the handmaiden of Jacob's first wife, Leah.

The Tribe of Gad settled east of the River Jordan in the land of Gilead. Gad was one of the 10 tribes that made up the northern kingdom after the 12 tribe nation had split into 2 kingdoms. The northern kingdom was called Israel, and the southern called Judah. Eventually the northern kingdom was sent into captivity from whence it was said to have disappeared. The so called 'disappearance' was noted by historians and Biblical scholars as references to the tribes of the southern kingdom were no longer made in the Bible. This is possibly due to the uneven nature of the various narratives in the Bible. Many of the names of tribes, cities, and lands of ancient times have been changed or called by different names over time. It is also possible, that tribal and geographical distributions were changed dramatically after the extended period of captivity by Assyria.

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