Dict: smith - GAD

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GAD - G>@ - (a troop). Jacob’s seventh son, the first-born of Zilpah, Leah’s maid, and whole-brother to Asher. Genesis:30;11-13; 46:16-18) (B.C. 1753-1740.) "The seer," or "the king’s seer," i.e. David’s ( kjv@1Chronicles:29:29; kjv@2Chronicles:29:25) was a "prophet" who appears to have joined David when in the old. ( kjv@1Samuel:22:5) (B.C. 1061.) He reappears in connection with the punishment inflicted for the numbering of the people. (2 Samuel 24:11-19; kjv@1Chronicles:21:9-19) He wrote a book of the Acts of David, ( kjv@1Chronicles:29:29) and also assisted in the arrangements for the musical service of the "house of God." ( kjv@2Chronicles:29:25)

GAD, THE TRIBE OF - G>@ - The country allotted to the tribe of Gad appears, speaking roughly, to have lain chiefly about the centre of the land east of Jordan. The sought of that district
from the Arnon (Wady Mojeb), about halfway down the Dead Sea, to Heshbon, nearly due east of Jerusalem
was occupied by Reuben, and at or about Heshbon the possessions of Gad commenced. They embraced half Gilead, (3:12) or half the land of the children of Ammon, kjv@Joshua:13:25) probably the mountainous district which is intersected by the torrent Jabbok, including, as its most northern town, the ancient sanctuary of Mahanaim. On the east the furthest landmark given is "Aroer that is before Rabbah," the present Amman . kjv@Joshua:13:25) West was the Jordan. ver. kjv@Joshua:13:27) The character of the tribe is throughout strongly marked
fierce and warlike.

GADITES, THE - G>@ - the descendants of Gad, and members of his tribe.

GADARA - G>@ - a strong city situated near the river Hieromax, six miles southeast of the Sea of Galilee, over against Scythopolis and Tiberias, and 16 Roman miles distant from each of those places. Josephus calls it the capital of Peraea. The ruins of this city, now called Um Keis , are about two miles in circumference. The most interesting remains of Gadara are its tombs, which dot the cliffs for a considerable distance around the city. Godet says there is still a population of 200 souls in these tombs. Gadara was captured by Vespasian on the first outbreak of the war with the Jews, all its inhabitants were massacred, and the town itself, with the surrounding villages, was reduced to ashes.

GADARENES, GIRGESENES, GERASENES - G>@ - (These three names are used indiscriminately to designate the place where Jesus healed two demoniacs. The first two are in the Authorized Version. kjv@Matthew:8:28; kjv@Mark:5:1; kjv@Luke:8:26) In Gerasenes in place of Gadarenes. The miracle referred to took place, without doubt, near the town of Gergesa, the modern Kersa , close by the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, and hence in the country of Gergesenes. But as Gergesa was a small village, and little known, the evangelists, who wrote for more distant readers, spoke of the event as taking place in the country of the Gadarenes, so named from its largest city, Gadara; and this country included the country of the Gergesenes as a state includes a county. The Gerasenes were the people of the district of which Gerasa was the capital. This city was better known than Gadara or Gergesa; indeed in the Roman age no city of Palestine was better known. "It became one of the proudest cities of Syria." It was situated some 30 miles southeast of Gadara, on the borders of Peraea and a little north of the river Jabbok. It is now called Jerash and is a deserted ruin. The district of the Gerasenes probably included that of the Gadarenes; so that the demoniac of Gergesa belonged to the country of the Gadarenes and also to that of the Gerasenes, as the same person may, with equal truth, be said to live in the city or the state, or in the United States. For those near by the local name would be used; but in writing to a distant people, as the Greeks and Romans, the more comprehensive and general name would be given.
ED.)

GADDI - G>@ - (fortunate), son of Susi; the Manassite spy sent by Moses to explore Canaan. kjv@Numbers:13:11) (B.C. 1490.)

GADDIEL - G>@ -(fortune of God) a Zebulunite, one of the twelve spies. kjv@Numbers:13:10) (B.C. 1490.)

GADI - G>@
- A Gadite, father of Menahem a king of Israel. ( kjv@2Kings:15:14 kjv@2Kings:15:17)