Gad in the The twelve tribes collection
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Gad
בָּרוּךְ מַרְחִיב גָּד
Blessed be He that enlargeth Gad
A tribe of warriors. The people of Gad settled east of the Jordan, yet they crossed over armed, ahead of their brothers, and fought beside them until all Israel had come into its inheritance. Moses compared Gad to a lioness dwelling in its land.
- Meaning of the name
- From the word for good fortune: Leah said, ‘Fortune is come!’
- Mother
- Zilpah
- Stone on the Choshen (Bamidbar Rabbah 2:7)
- Shevo, agate
- Flag colour
- neither white nor black, but a blend of the two (grey)
- Emblem on the flag
- encampment of troops
- Place in the camp
- South — under the banner (degel) of the camp of Reuven, alongside Shimon.
Verses
גָּד גְּדוּד יְגוּדֶנּוּ וְהוּא יָגֻד עָקֵב
Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; But he shall troop upon their heel.
Genesis 49:19
וּלְגָד אָמַר בָּרוּךְ מַרְחִיב גָּד כְּלָבִיא שָׁכֵן וְטָרַף זְרוֹעַ אַף־קָדְקֹד
And of Gad he said: Blessed be He that enlargeth Gad; He dwelleth as a lioness, And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.
Deuteronomy 33:20