Tribe of Gad
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The Tribe of Gad was one of the ancient Israelite tribes, traditionally descended from Gad son of Jacob, that settled east of the Jordan River and was known for its warrior reputation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tribe of Gad canonical | 12 |
| tribe of Gad | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269761 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tribe of Gad Context triple: [Twelve Tribes of Israel, hasMember, Tribe of Gad]
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A.
Tribe of Reuben
The Tribe of Reuben was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Jacob’s eldest son Reuben and settled east of the Jordan River.
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B.
Tribe of Dan
The Tribe of Dan was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Jacob’s son Dan and associated with territory in the coastal region of ancient Canaan.
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C.
Tribe of Benjamin
The Tribe of Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, historically located between Judah and the northern tribes and known for producing Israel’s first king, Saul.
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D.
Tribe of Naphtali
The Tribe of Naphtali was one of the ancient Israelite tribes traditionally descended from Naphtali, a son of Jacob, and associated with a territory in the northern region of the Land of Israel.
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E.
Tribe of Simeon
The Tribe of Simeon was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Simeon son of Jacob, and allotted territory in the southern part of ancient Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tribe of Gad Target entity description: The Tribe of Gad was one of the ancient Israelite tribes, traditionally descended from Gad son of Jacob, that settled east of the Jordan River and was known for its warrior reputation.
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A.
Tribe of Reuben
The Tribe of Reuben was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Jacob’s eldest son Reuben and settled east of the Jordan River.
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B.
Tribe of Dan
The Tribe of Dan was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Jacob’s son Dan and associated with territory in the coastal region of ancient Canaan.
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C.
Tribe of Benjamin
The Tribe of Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, historically located between Judah and the northern tribes and known for producing Israel’s first king, Saul.
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D.
Tribe of Naphtali
The Tribe of Naphtali was one of the ancient Israelite tribes traditionally descended from Naphtali, a son of Jacob, and associated with a territory in the northern region of the Land of Israel.
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E.
Tribe of Simeon
The Tribe of Simeon was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Simeon son of Jacob, and allotted territory in the southern part of ancient Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israelite tribe
ⓘ
biblical patriarch ⓘ biblical tribe ⓘ |
| agreedTo | fight alongside western tribes before settling east of Jordan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Joshua
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ Prophet Elijah (late in Elijah’s ministry) ⓘ
surface form:
prophet Elijah (traditionally from Gilead in Gad’s region)
|
| blessingFrom |
Jacob
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ |
| blessingText |
“Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad… he dwelleth as a lion” (Deuteronomy 33:20–21)
ⓘ
“Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last” (Genesis 49:19) ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Jordan River
ⓘ
Tribe of Reuben ⓘ Tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
surface form:
half-tribe of Manasseh (east)
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| conqueredBy |
Assyria
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian Empire
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| covenantCommunity | Israel ⓘ |
| cultCenter | altar by the Jordan (witness altar in Joshua 22, shared with Reuben and half-Manasseh) ⓘ |
| describedAs | swift and strong warriors in 1 Chronicles 12 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Gadites ⓘ |
| father |
Gad
ⓘ
Gadites ⓘ Tribe of Gad self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military prowess
ⓘ
warrior reputation ⓘ |
| laterHistory |
population exiled by Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
territory overrun by Arameans ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 1 Chronicles
Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
Book of Numbers ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| militaryRole | supplied valiant warriors to David ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gad ⓘ |
| participatedIn | conquest of Canaan ⓘ |
| partOf | Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| regionIncludes |
Gilead
ⓘ
surface form:
Gilead (part)
Jazer ⓘ Gilʿad ⓘ
surface form:
Ramoth-gilead
|
| religion |
Yahwism
ⓘ
ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| sonOf |
Jacob
ⓘ
Zilpah ⓘ
surface form:
Leah’s maid Zilpah
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| status | one of the so-called Ten Lost Tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| territory |
Transjordan
ⓘ
east of the Jordan River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tribe of Gad Description of subject: The Tribe of Gad was one of the ancient Israelite tribes, traditionally descended from Gad son of Jacob, that settled east of the Jordan River and was known for its warrior reputation.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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tribe of Gad
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Gad
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Jacob
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tribe of Gad
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