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== Entry into Egypt ==
== Entry into Egypt ==
In 2298 AM (1706 BC), Gad entered [[Egypt]] permanently, having visited Egypt twice before to buy grain during the famine of 2296-2302 AM (1708-1701 BC). He was 47 years old at the time and had seven named sons: [[Ziphion]], [[Haggi]], [[Shuni]], [[Ezbon]], [[Eri]], [[Arodi]], and [[Areli]]. ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=46|verses=16}})
In 2298 AM (1706 BC), Gad entered [[Egypt]] permanently, having visited Egypt twice before to buy grain during the famine of 2296-2302 AM (1708-1701 BC). He was 47 years old at the time and had seven named sons: [[Ziphion]], [[Haggi]], [[Shuni]], [[Ezbon]], [[Eri]], [[Arodi]], and [[Areli]]. ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=46|verses=16}})
In his deathbed blessing of Gad, [[Jacob]] said: {{Bible quote|Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels.|book=Genesis|chap=49|verses=19}}
== Gad in fiction ==
Gad appears in an undistinguished (and probably accurate) role in multiple [[motion picture]] and [[television]] projects portraying the life and career of [[Joseph]].
== Reference ==
== Reference ==