The 12 Tribes of Israel

GAD

The Troop

גָּדGāḏ"Troop"

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IDENTITY

WHO YOU ARE TODAY

Gad, the 7th born son of Jacob, means "Troop" (Genesis 30:11). This name foretold the destiny of the North American Indians, who would face the overwhelming "troop" of the US Cavalry but are prophesied to "overcome at the last" (Genesis 49:19).

The Indigenous Peoples of North America

You are the descendants of Gad. Your history of survival against a "troop" (Gen 49:19) serves as a testament to your identity. The "troop" that overcame you was the colonial powers and the US Cavalry.

Your warriors were described in the Bible as having "faces like lions" (war paint) and being "swift as roes upon the mountains" (1 Chron 12:8), a perfect description of the Indigenous warriors' legendary speed and elusive nature.

Despite the attempts to destroy your culture ("destroying the arm with the crown of the head" - attacking your strength and leadership), the prophecy promises that Gad "shall overcome at the last."

"And of Gad, he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head." — Deuteronomy 33:20

Verified Lineage

Ancient Prophecy

"Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last."

Genesis 49:19The Book of Genesis

Historical Fulfillment

The Tribe of Gad (North American Indians) migrated to the Americas around **536 B.C.** during the Persian captivity. History records their conflict with the "troop" mentioned in Genesis 49:19—the United States Cavalry—spanning from the 1600s to the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890. Despite historical devastation, the prophecy in Deuteronomy 33:20 speaks of "enlarging Gad," which is seen in the survival of over **300 Indigenous nations** today. They acted as lawgivers (Deut 33:21) and executed justice alongside their brethren (Ephraim and Manasseh) during the migration.

The Legacy

Visual evidence and historical markers of the Gad journey.

Ancestry

North American Indians

Migration

536 B.C.

Exile to Americas

Community

North America

Chief in War Bonnet

Fearsome as lions, swift as roes. Renowned for their bravery, war paint, and the ability to fight against overwhelming odds.

"The Handsome Lake Revelation"

In 'Stolen Continents' (pg. 235), the Seneca prophet Handsome Lake describes a vision of a figure with hands and feet torn by iron nails. The figure told him: 'They slew me... So I have gone home to shut the doors of heaven that they may not see me again until the earth passes away... Now tell your people that they will become lost when they follow the ways of the white man.'

Sources & References

No.	Book / Source	Details / Citations
01	Gad: Israel's Lion in the New World	(source explicitly identifies the tribe as North American Indians/prophetic text fulfillment)
02	History of the American Indians	James Adair (cited concerning swiftness, customs, dietary laws, and mourning rites matching Hebraic traditions)
03	American Holocaust	David E. Stannard (context on massacres where victims were killed by fire and not spared)
04	Lost Tribes and Promised Lands	Ronald Sanders (Seminoles identifying themselves as the Tribe of Reuben, suggesting proximity to Joseph/Gad lineage in America)
05	American Discovery	Jack Forbes (Native American captives traded for goods and sold overseas to Lisbon and Spain)
06	Africans and Native Americans	Jack Forbes (Indian prisoners sold to the West Indies, Mediterranean Coast, and North Africa (Tangers))
07	Stolen Continents	Ronald Wright
08	The enslavement of the American Indian in colonial times	(cruelty and massacres described by William Bradford)
09	wisdom sits in places: landscape and language among the Western Apachi	Keith H. Basso (Navajo recognizing themselves as Gad, meaning 'good fortune')

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