See also Israel; Jacob, Son of Isaac

In the Old Testament, a son of Jacob and Zilpah (Genesis 30: 10-11). His descendants became a tribe of Israel.

The tribe of Gad: For Jacob’s blessing on his son Gad, see Gen. 49: 19. For Moses’ blessing on the tribe of Gad, see Deuteronomy 33: 20-21. According to these blessings, Gad’s descendants were to be a warlike race. The lands allotted to them in the land of Canaan were east of the Jordan River and contained good pasture land with abundant water.