Deuteronomy 33:20
Of Gad he said,"He who enlarges Gad is blessed.He dwells as a lioness,and tears the arm, yes, the crown of the head.
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Genesis 9:26He said,"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem.Let Canaan be his servant.
Joshua 13:8With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them:
Joshua 13:24Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad, according to their families.
1 Chronicles 5:18The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war.
1 Chronicles 12:9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Psalms 18:19He brought me forth also into a large place.He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 33:19-22
18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. 20 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. 21 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he… Read the whole commentary →