Gad

1704-1600 BC

Gad the Seer (Prophet) to David. Wrote Gad the Seer

Gad means MazalTav - Good Luck or Troop Genesis 3. Genesis 49:19

Sons of Gad

Gad, son of Jacob and Zipah, brother of Asher

Later served with David

Described as men of valor, men of war fit for the battle, who could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions and were swift as the barts upon the mountain

Later during the short reign of Omri's grandson Ahaziah (3041-43), the Moabites revolted. Mesha, their king, captured several cities of the tribes of Reuven and Gad, and slaughtered their inhabitants.