Summary
• The tribe of Gad were the descendants of the seven sons of Gad. Genesis 46:16.CIS 322.1
• The tribe numbered 40,500, when they entered the promised land. Numbers 26:18CIS 322.2
• Tiglath-pileser carried Gad captive into Assyria. 1 Chronicles 5:26.CIS 322.3
Noted Characters
• Barzillai, the friend of David. Selected Messages 2:19:32-39.CIS 322.4
• Jephthah, that “mighty man of valour.” Judges 11:1CIS 322.5
• “Elijah the Tishbite” was from Gilead, or Gad. 1 Kings 17:1.CIS 322.6