Gadite

Gadite
/gad"uyt/, n.
a member of the tribe of Gad.
[GAD + -ITE1]

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  • Jeremiah —    Raised up or appointed by Jehovah.    1) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10).    2) A Gadite warrior (1 Chr. 12:13).    3) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4).    4) One of the chiefs of the… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • GAD — (Heb. גָּד), one of the 12 tribes of Israel, tracing its descent to Gad, a son of Jacob, borne to him by Zilpah, the maidservant of Leah (Gen. 30:10–11). The tribe was comprised of seven large families, the Zephonites, Haggites, Shunites, Oznites …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Gad — noun Etymology: Hebrew Gādh Date: before 12th century a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel • Gadite noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Gilead — From the Scriptures, Gilead means hill of testimony or mound of witness , (Genesis 31:21), a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the present day Kingdom of Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar Sahdutha,… …   Wikipedia

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