Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Is He Listening? Type studio Artist Koby Israelite Cover Released March 03, 2009 Genre Avant garde music Avant garde , Folk music folk , World music world , Country music country , jazz , Rock music rock Length 51 01 Label Tzadik Records Tzadik Producer Koby Israelite Chronology Koby Israelite Last album Orobas Book of Angels Volume 4 br 2006 This album Is He Listening? br 2009 Next album King Papaya br 2009 Album ratings rev1 Squidsear rev1score favorable ref http www.squidsear.com cgi bin news newsView.cgi?newsID 1070 Squidsear review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Is He Listening? is the fourth album by Koby Israelite , the last under the Tzadik Records Tzadik label. br It was recorded and mixed at Bamba Studios in London in 2008. Track listing Joy 5 48 Papa Don t Trill 5 30 Easy Listening 5 34 Out to Lounge 5 31 Shmekeria 4 31 Adon Haselichot 3 42 Almost There but Not Quite 3 00 Under the Apricot Tree 4 48 Self Hating Blues 2 53 Two Stone Down 2 15 Paulina In the Skype 3 54 Just Like Everybody Else 6 15 Personnel Koby Israelite Accordion, Drums, Percussion, Caj n, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone Soprano, Bass, Vocals Yaron Stavi br Bass, Vocals Tigran Aleksanyan br Duduk , Clarinet tracks 2, 3, 8, 10 Michael Israelite br Bass, Dumbek , Vocals tracks 3, 6 Marius Manole br Accordion tracks 5, 12 Ofir Gal br Guitar tracks 1, 11 Joe Taylor br Oud track 6 Mor Karbasi br Vocals track 6 John Telfer br Baritone Saxophone track 10 Roy Shabat br Trumpet track 11 Koby Israelite br Composition, Production, recording, Mix John Zorn br Executive Producer Scott Hull br Mastering 2 References Reflist Category 2009 albums Category Tzadik Records albums Category Koby Israelite albums ... more details
, UK in November December 2005 Personnel Koby Israelite drums, percussion, accordion, keyboards, guitar ... Koby Israelite albums fr Orobas Book of Angels Volume 4 ... more details
Not to be confused with the 1799 Battle of Mount Tabor Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Mount Tabor partof Later Israelite Campaigns date mid 14th century BCE place Mount Tabor , Israel casus belli territory result Israelite victory combatant1 Israelites combatant2 Canaanites commander1 Deborah br Barak br Jael commander2 Sisera br King of Hazor strength1 10,000 strength2 unknown casualties1 no reliable estimates casualties2 no reliable estimates Campaignbox Later Israelite Campaigns The biblical Battle of Mount Tabor takes place during the time of the Book of Judges recorded in chapters 4 and 5 between Canaan Canaanite forces of the king of Tel Hazor Hazor and the Israelite army led by Barak . Background The army of the king of Hazor, under the command of the mercenary Sisera , harassed the Israelite tribes. Sisera s army was much stronger than any Israelite force sent into the field. At this time, the prophetess Deborah was Book of Judges judging Israel. She summoned the general Barak , ordering him to march on Mount Tabor with an Israelite army, promising that she would deliver them the Canaanites into Barak s power . Barak was hesitant and told Deborah that he would not undertake the campaign unless she accompanied the army. The prophetess scolded Barak, telling him that you shall not gain the glory in the expedition on which you are setting out, for the Lord will have Sisera fall into the power of a woman. However, Deborah agreed to come, and the army gathered at Kadesh , its number rising to 10,000. citation needed date October 2010 The battle The Israelites marched to Mount Tabor. Their movements were reported to Sisera, who hastened to the Wadi Kishon, near Mount Tabor. ref name ReferenceA New American Bible. New York, 1970 Judges, 5. ref However, a downpour had soaked the ground in the area, significantly slowing the Canaanite chariots in the ensuing mud. The chariots were now almost useless and, when Barak s army attacked from Mount Tabor, the ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Siege of Jebus partof Later Israelite Campaigns image File Jebusite Jerusalem.jpg 200px caption Jebusite Jerusalem date 1000 BCE place Jerusalem , Israel casus belli territory result Israelite victory combatant1 Israelites combatant2 Jebusites commander1 David commander2 ? strength1 unknown strength2 unknown casualties1 no reliable estimates casualties2 no reliable estimates Campaignbox Later Israelite Campaigns The Siege of Jebus occurred when Israelites under King David of Israel besieged the Jebusite city of Jerusalem , then known as Jebus. The Israelites gained access by a surprise assault, making Jebus the capital of a united kingdom of Israel. Biblical Description Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem Jebus and the Jebusites , the inhabitants of the land, were there. The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not enter here. Nevertheless David captured the stronghold of Zion. Then David dwelt in the stronghold therefore it was called the CITY OF DAVID and he built the city all around from the Millo even to the surrounding area and Joab repaired the rest of the city and David became greater and greater for the LORD of hosts was with him. References Old Testament Category Old Testament Category Land of Israel ... more details
Pahath moab Hebrew language Hebrew governor of Moab was the ancestor of a Tribe of Judah Judahite clan that returned from the Babylonian Exile and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem . Ezra 2 6 8 4 10 30 Whether Pahath moab was actually an Israelite governor of Moab is unknown. See also Pakhtun Paktia Pakthas Ten Lost Tribes Category Moab Category Hebrew Bible people ta ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Be eroth Bene Jaakan Lang he , Be eroth B nei Ya akan also known as Be eroth or Bene Jaakan, is one of the places the Israelite s stopped at during the Exodus . It was at this station where the tribe of Levi warred with those israeltes wishing to return to egypt. J. Talmud Sotah CH. 1 It means the wells of the children of Jaakan . ExodusStation Moseroth Hor Haggidgad Tanakh stub pl Bene Jaakan ... more details
unreferenced date May 2009 Almon Diblathaim lang he was one of the places the Israelite s stopped at during the Exodus . The name means Almon of the double cake of figs . It is located somewhere in Moab . It was possibly the same place as Beth diblathaim of Jeremiah 48 22, mentioned in the oracle against Moab. Also called Diblath. ExodusStation Dibon Abarim Category Torah places Tanakh stub pl Almon Diblataim ... more details
Baali can refer to Earring of Ears Baali is famous and indicates the earring in Asian Countries. This would be famous in women sector. Also define Baali, a person who interact with males. Baali title Baali , a former title for God used by the Israelite s. Baali World of Darkness , a fictional bloodline of vampires , from White Wolf Game Studio s Vampire The Masquerade and Vampire The Dark Ages books and role playing games . disambig ... more details
Ater is an Old Testament man s name meaning shut or lame. A descendant of Hezekiah , who returned from Babylon bibleverse Ezra 2 16 bibleverse Nehemiah 7 21 An Israelite, who subscribed to Nehemiah s covenant bibleverse Nehemiah 10 17 A porter bibleverse Ezra 2 42 bibleverse Nehemiah 7 45 An old town in Bhind District , India Ater is also a Latin adjective meaning black, dark, gloomy, dismal or malicious . Species abbreviation ater Eastons Category Hebrew Bible people ... more details
Ba sha Ba asha, Ba asha, Baasha may refer to Baasha of Israel Ba sha lang he n Ba sha , Baal hears , the 3rd king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel Baasha ben Ruhubi Ba sha ben Ruhubi , the king of Ammon in 853 BCE King Elah Elah ben Ba sha Madras Tamil Madras baasha Rajinikanth Baasha 2 Badsha disambig given name Category Semitic given names Category Hebrew given names ... more details
wiktionarypar gentile Gentile in translations of the Bible refers to a non Jew, a member of non Israelite tribes. Gentile may also refer to Gentile surname , an Italian surname Appiano Gentile , comune of the Province of Como Olmo Gentile , comune of the Province of Asti Riforma Gentile , Italian educational reform of 1923 Sangiovese or Prugnolo Gentile, a red wine grape variety disambig de Gentile fr Gentile it Gentile disambigua ... more details
Manasseh is a masculine given name of ancient Hebrew origin. Manasseh or Menashe may also refer to Tribe of Manasseh , an Israelite tribe Plain of Manasseh , in northern Israel Carmela Menashe born 1949 , Israeli journalist Samuel Menashe 1925 2011 , American poet Shalev Menashe born 1982 , Israeli footballer See also Manasses , the Greek and Latin form disambig surname ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of the Waters of Merom partof Early Israelite Campaigns image File Bataille de M rom.Png 200px caption Illustration from the Bible Historiale date place Waters of Merom, Galilee casus territory result Decisive Israelite Victory combatant1 Israelites combatant2 Alliance of Canaanites commander1 Joshua commander2 King of Hazor KIA strength1 5,000 10,000 estimated, all infantry strength2 Outnumbered the Israelites, possibly 10,000 15,000 casualties1 Very Few casualties2 All Killed Campaignbox Early Israelite Campaigns The Battle of the Waters of Merom is a biblical battle between the Israelites and a coalition of Canaanite City States. It ended with the total destruction of the Canaanite armies. According to the Bible, around 40 years before the battle the Israelites escaped from slavery in Egypt , the The Exodus Exodus , led by Moses . They entered Canaan ref Battles of the Bible, page 30. ref where an alliance of city states in northern Canaan sent a force to halt the Israelite invasion. The Israelites counterattacked, catching their forces unaware and routing them with a fearsome head on assault. The battle is described in Book of Joshua Joshua 11. It has been suggested that this battle may never have taken place, and that its narrative might have preserved some remote echoes of wars conducted in these places in early Iron Age I. ref cite book last Na aman first Nadav title Canaan in the 2nd millennium B.C.E. year 2005 publisher Eisenbrauns isbn 978 1575061139 page 378 ref References reflist Category History of Israel Category Canaan Category Hebrew Bible battles Merom Category Book of Joshua ... more details
Shaaraim lang he Sha arayim , is an Israelite city mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible Old Testament. The city appears in the city list of Judah s tribal inheritance, after Socoh and Azekah Jos 15, 36 . After King David David killed Goliath , the Philistines ran away and were slain on the road to Sha arayim 1 Sam 17 52 . In the city list of the tribe of Simeon, Sha arayim is mentioned as one of the cities unto the reign of David 1 Chr 4 31 . The name means two gates in Hebrew. Possible archaeological identification Some archaeologists believe that the dig at Khirbet Qeiyafa is Shaaraim as the excavations have uncovered a wall that makes a nearly complete circuit with two gates, and because this is the only contender for Sha arim with two gates, all the other sites of the period have only a single city gate. ref Oldest Hebrew inscription Discovered in Israelite Fort on Philistine border, Biblical Archaeology Review, March April 2010, p. 52. ref References reflist Category Hebrew Bible cities ... more details
Arthur Henry Dallimore 14 September 1873&ndash 23 July 1970 was a New Zealand Pentecostal minister and British Israelite. He was born in Penshurst , Kent , England on 14 September 1873. ref name DNZB Dallimore DNZB title Arthur Henry Dallimore first Bryan D. last Gilling id 4d2 accessdate December 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dallimore, Arthur Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Pentecostal minister, British Israelite DATE OF BIRTH 14 September 1873 PLACE OF BIRTH Penshurst, Kent, England DATE OF DEATH 23 July 1970 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dallimore, Arthur Henry Category 1873 births Category 1970 deaths Category English emigrants to New Zealand Category New Zealand Pentecostals Category British Israelism NewZealand bio stub ... more details
Dutch Israelism is the belief the Dutch people , or people of the Netherlands , particularly the Frisians of the province Friesland , descend from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel . History Early Sources Adriaan van der Schrieck 1560 1621 a Flemish language researcher in 1614 first made this identification quote ...the Netherlanders with the Gauls and Germans together in the earliest times were called Celts, who are come out of the Hebrews. Dutch Israelism can also be traced back to the 17th century historian Matthew Smallegange 1624 1710 who wrote the Frisians descended from the ancient Hebrews in his Cronyk van Zeeland Chronicle of Zeeland . ref Strange Parallel , Helene Koppejan, 2003, Artisan Books, pp. 9 10 ref Helene Koppejan The only key work on Dutch Israelism to date is Strange Parallel Zubulun The Netherlands A Tribe of Israel 1984 by Helene Koppejan , which has been printed in English with a written foreword by British Israelite E. Raymond Capt . Helene Koppejan in her book Strange Parallel , notes that the early proponent of British Israelism , John Wilson historian John Wilson in 1837 had identified the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun with the Dutch people . ref Koppejan, 2003, p. 11 ref Several modern Israelite Identity organisations continue to follow this identification. ref http www.british israel.ca Zebulun.htm Zubulun Dutch Links ref ref http www.ensignmessage.com archives hollandidentified.html Holland Identified With Zebulun ref Helene s work attempts to further this identification through history, semiology and philology. Organisations Dutch Israelite organisations were set up in the early 20th century. Nederlandsche Isra l Kring , a Netherlands based organisation teaching Dutch Israelism, was closed down by the Nazis. After the war, in the 1950s, Bond Netherlands Israel was set up with the aim of promoting the identity notion that the Israelite tribe of Zebulun are the Dutch people of the Netherlands , particularly the Frisians of the province Friesla ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Aphek partof date place Aphek biblical Aphek result Decisive Philistine victory br Ark of the Covenant captured combatant1 Israelite Army br 34,000 combatant2 Philistines commander1 commander2 casualties1 34,000 Israelite soldiers br Two Priests casualties2 unknown religious text primary date January 2011 The Battle of Aphek is a biblical episode described in 1 Samuel 4 1 10 of the Hebrew Bible . During this battle the Philistines defeat the Israelite army and capture the Ark of the Covenant . The Biblical account The Book of Samuel records that the Philistines were camped at Aphek biblical Aphek and Israel at Eben Ezer . During the first battle the Philistines defeat Israel and kill four thousand. The Israelites bring the Ark of the Covenant from Shiloh Biblical city Shiloh . The Philistines again defeat the Israelites, this time killing thirty thousand and capturing the Ark. Samuel records that the two sons of the judge Eli Bible Eli , Hophni and Phineas disambiguation Phineas , died that day, as well as Eli, who a s soon as he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years. 1 Samuel 4 18 ref http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search 1samuel 204 &version 47 ref See also List of battles between Israel and the Philistines Philistine captivity of the Ark References Reflist Tanakh stub Category Ancient Israel and Judah Category Hebrew Bible battles Aphek Category Books of Samuel ... more details
Expand German Israelitische Kultusgemeinde f r Tirol und Vorarlberg date August 2010 Multiple issues orphan January 2010 notability January 2010 The history of the Jews in Innsbruck , Austria , includes a number of communities such as the Israelite Community of County of Tyrol Tyrol and Vorarlberg lang de Israelitische Kultusgemeinde f r Tirol und Vorarlberg that are located in Innsbruck . http books.google.com books?id aQ4M33EF6N4C&pg PA587&dq jews innsbruck wikipedia&hl en&sa X&ei x sgT8ejDK7F0AH329TYCA&ved 0CDIQ6AEwAA v onepage&q jews 20innsbruck 20 wikipedia&f false It represents around 150 people. History The original centre of the Israelite Community was in Hohenems , although since the 13th century Jewish people lived also in Tyrol. In 1617 Count Kaspar von Hohenems established the legal basis of a Jews Jewish community and hoped for economical benefits. Although in the 17th and 18th century Jews were banished, the Jewish community had built a synagogue and a Jewish cemetery among others. In 1914 Rabbi Josef Link moved from the Jewish community in Hohenems to Innsbruck, where the community was larger. During Kristallnacht in 1938 four members of the Jewish Community were murdered by the Schutzstaffel . Until 1939 most of the Jews were banished or deported to Vienna . In 1952 the Israelite Community of Tyrol and Vorarlberg was re established. In 1993 a synagogue was built. External links http www.ikg innsbruck.at ikg innsbruck.at http www.jm hohenems.at Jewish Museum Hohenems Jewish hist stub Austria hist stub Euro hist stub Category Innsbruck Jews Category Jewish Austrian history Innsbruk Category History of Tyrol region Jews Category Vorarlberg Jews de Israelitische Kultusgemeinde f r Tirol und Vorarlberg ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Michmash partof Later Israelite Campaigns date c1140 BCE place Michmash , Israel casus belli territory result Israelite victory combatant1 Israelites combatant2 Phillistines commander1 Jonathan Samuel Jonathan commander2 ? strength1 600 strength2 unknown casualties1 no reliable estimates casualties2 no reliable estimates heavy Campaignbox Later Israelite Campaigns The Battle of Michmash was fought between Israelites under Jonathan Samuel Jonathan , son of King Saul and a force of Phillistines at Michmash , a town east of Bethel and south of Migron . ref Isa. 10 28 ref . Biblical Account As described in 1 Samuel 13, Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Tribe of Benjamin Benjamin , but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. ref 1 Sam. 13 16 ref Jonathan is recalled to have found a secret path around the Phillistines, allowing him to flank them and defeat them. ref 1 Sam. 14 5 ref Jonathan silently approached the Phillistine garrison with his armour bearer, not telling his father of the act, and passed two rocky crags there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side and the name of the one was Bozez and the name of the other Seneh. ref 1 Sam. 14 4 ref The two single handedly climbed the ramparts and attacked the garrison within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plough. They are said to have killed twenty men together. The remainder of the camp awoke with confusion, and melted away and they went on beating down one another. ref 1 Sam. 14 14 16 ref Finally, a miraculous earthquake threw the entire Phillistine host into disarray. Drawn by the sounds of combat, Saul approached the garrison with his own force only to find that the army had already torn itself apart in fear, with the majority of survivors fleeing from Saul s army. References Old Testament reflist Category Old Testament Category Land of Israel ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date July 2009 Image Yahu Bihdi.jpg thumb right 250px Yahu Bihdi being flayed alive, from an Assyrian engraving. Yahu Bihdi was a governor of Hamath appointed by the Assyria n government. He declared himself king of Hamath in 720 BC and led a revolt which was promptly suppressed. Yahu Bihdi himself was flaying flayed alive . His revolt occurred roughly shortly after the conquest of the Kingdom of Israel Samaria Kingdom of Israel by Sargon II and roughly simultaneously with revolts in Babylon as well as in Arpad Syria Arpad , Damascus and elsewhere in the Levant . His name, with the component Yahu , suggests that he may have been an Israelite or a worshipper of the YHWH Israelite God . Following his defeat, many residents of Hamath were deported to Samaria by the Assyrians, where they became one of the component groups of the Samaritan people. Hamath itself was destroyed after the siege, but had been rebuilt by the 400 s BC. Category 8th century BC deaths Category 8th century BC executions Category Assyria Category History of Syria Category People executed by flaying Category People executed by the Neo Assyrian Empire Category People executed for treason Category Samaritan culture and history Category Syro Hittite states Syria hist stub ... more details
Handel oratorios Deborah HWV 51 is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel . It was one of Handel s very early oratorios and was based on a libretto by Samuel Humphreys. It received its premiere performance at the King s Theatre in London on 17 March 1733. The story of the oratorio takes place in a single day and is based on the Biblical stories found in 4 and 5 Book of Judges Judges . The Israelites have been subjugated for 20 years by the Canaanites , when the prophetess Deborah foretells the death of the Canaanite commander Sisera at the hands of a woman. The Israelite commander Barak leads them into battle against the Canaanites and they come out victorious because Jael, wife of a friend of Sisera, assassinated him during the battle. Celebration ensues. Dramatis personae Deborah soprano Barak alto Abinoam bass Sisera alto Jael soprano An Israelite Woman soprano Chief Priest of Israelites bass Chief Priest of Baal bass Herald tenor Chorus of the Priests and Israelites Chorus of the Priests of Baal E book http mdz1.bib bvb.de db 0001 bsb00016767 images Score of Deborah ed. Friedrich Chrysander , Leipzig 1869 External links Full text of http opera.stanford.edu iu libretti deborah.htm Humphreys libretto hosted at Stanford University . http bostoncecilia.org prognotes handel deborah.html Program Notes by Boston Cecilia . Category Oratorios by George Frideric Handel da Deborah ... more details
Infobox Palestinian Authority municipality name Salim image caption arname meaning latd 32 latm 13 lats latNS N longd 35 longm 20 longs longEW E founded type mund typefrom altOffSp Salem altUnoSp governorate nb population 5,100 popyear 2006 area 10283 areakm 10.3 mayor Salim lang ar big big is a Palestinian people Palestinian town in the northern West Bank , located six kilometers east of Nablus and is a part of the Nablus Governorate . It is the site of the ancient Northern Kingdom of Israel Israelite capital city Shechem , situated in a well watered valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim . Nearby towns include Deir al Hatab to the northwest, Balata to the west and Beit Furik to the south. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS , Salim had a population of approximately 5,100 inhabitants in 2006. ref http www.pcbs.gov.ps Portals pcbs populati pop06.aspx Projected Mid Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics PCBS . ref History main Shechem Salim dates back to the Middle Bronze Age . It was built on the site of the ancient Canaan ite and later Israelite town of Shechem . ref http 198.62.75.1 www1 ofm mad discussion 040discuss.html Sychem also Sikima and Salim Tell Balatah Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Jerusalem. 19 December 2000. ref References reflist Nablus Governorate Category Villages in the West Bank ... more details
Cozbi the daughter of Zur is a biblical character in bible Numbers 25 . She was the daughter of Zur , a prominent Midianite , and was romantically involved with the Israelite Zimri prince Zimri , ref cite doi 10.1163 156853301300102219 ref son of Salu. The Lord objected to the mixing of the Israelite with the Midianites, and the resultant worshiping of Baal , and instructed Moses to slay all the Israelites who had worshiped Baal. ref cite journal last Sicherman first Max year 2008 title The political side of the Zimri Cozbi affair journal Jewish Bible Quarterly volume 36 issue 1 pages 22 25 issn 0792 3910 url http jbq.jewishbible.org assets Uploads 361 361 zimri.pdf ref blockquote And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Mid ianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting. bible Numbers 25 6 Revised Standard Version blockquote Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron picked up a spear and killed Zimri and Cozbi with one thrust. ref cite jstor 1535280 ref References reflist Category Torah people Tanakh stub he zh ... more details
Alush lang he was one of the places, the last before Rephidim , at which the Israelite s rested on their way to biblical Mount Sinai Mount Sinai Book of Numbers Numbers 33 13, 14 . It was probably situated on the shore of the Red Sea . It means a crowd of men . A particular event that occurred here was the story in the Exodus where water flowed from a rock . ExodusStation Dophkah Rephidim Eastons coord 28 46 N 33 24 E source kolossus plwiki display title Category Torah places Tanakh stub pl Alusz ... more details
File Gade2.JPG right thumb Portuguese sketch. The English name is Gad . Gad Hebrew Name 1 luck was, according to the Book of Genesis , the first son of Jacob and Zilpah , the seventh of Jacob overall, and the founder of the Israelites Israelite Tribe of Tribe of Gad Gad however some Biblical criticism Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponym ous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite confederation. ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref The text of the Torah argues that the name of Gad means luck fortunate , in Hebrew language Hebrew , deriving from a root word root meaning cut divide , in the sense of divided out classical rabbinical literature argues that the name was a prophetic reference to the manna some Biblical criticism Biblical scholars suspect that refers to a deity originally worshipped by the tribe, namely Gad deity Gad , ref name Jewish Encyclopedia Jewish Encyclopedia ref the semitic deity of fortune, who, according to the Book of Isaiah , was still worshipped by certain Hebrews during the 6th century BC. ref Isaiah 65 11 ref The Biblical account shows Zilpah s status as a handmaid change to an actual wife of Jacob BibleWiki Genesis Chapter 30, Verse 9 Genesis 30 9,11 . Her handmaid status is regarded by some biblical criticism biblical scholars as indicating that the authors saw the tribe of Gad as being not of entirely Israelite origin ref name Jewish Encyclopedia many scholars believe that Gad was a late addition to the Israelite confederation, ref name Jewish Encyclopedia as implied by the Moabite Stone , which seemingly differentiates between the Israelites and the tribe of Gad. ref name Jewish Encyclopedia Gad by this theory is assumed to have originally been a northwards migrating nomad ic tribe, at a time when the other tribes were quite settled in Canaan. ref name Jewish Encyclopedia According to classical rabbinical literature , Gad was born on the tenth of Heshwan , and l ... more details
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