Gad (Bible prophet)

Gad (Bible prophet)

:"For Gad, son of Jacob, see Gad (Biblical figure)

Gad was a seer or prophet in the Hebrew Bible. He was one of the personal prophets of King David of Israel and some of his writings are believed to be included in the Books of Samuel. [ [http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/1972 Apologetics Press - The Canon and Extra-Canonical Writings ] ] He is first mentioned in bibleverse|1|Samuel|22:5|HE telling David to return to the land of Judah.

The most important Biblical reference to Gad is bibleverse|2|Samuel|24|HE:11-13, where after David confesses his sin of taking a census of the people of Israel and Judah, God sends Gad to David to offer him his choice of three forms of punishment.

Gad is mentioned a last time in bibleverse|2|Samuel|24:18|HE, coming to David and telling him to build an altar to God after He stops the plague that David chose.

See also

*The Book of Gad the Seer

Notes


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