The Cross and its Shadow

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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 26:18 CIS 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 11:1 CIS 322.5

• “Elijah the Tishbite” was from Gilead, or Gad. 1 Kings 17:1. CIS 322.6