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• GAAL loathing, the son of Ebed, in whom the Shechemites “placed their
  confidence” when they became discontented with Abimelech. He headed
  the revolution, and led out the men of Shechem against Abimelech; but was
  defeated, and fled to his own home (Judges 9:26-46). We hear no more of
  him after this battle.


• GAASH a shaking, a hill, on the north side of which Joshua was buried
  (Joshua 24:30; Judges 2:9), in the territory of Ephraim. (See
  TIMNATH-SERAH.)


• GABBATHA Gab Baitha, i.e., “the ridge of the house” = “the
  temple-mound,” on a part of which the fortress of Antonia was built. This
  “temple-mound” was covered with a tesselated “pavement” (Gr.
  lithostroton, i.e., “stone-paved”). A judgement-seat (bema) was placed on
  this “pavement” outside the hall of the “praetorium” (q.v.), the
  judgment-hall (John 18:28; 19:13).


• GABRIEL champion of God, used as a proper name to designate the angel
  who was sent to Daniel (8:16) to explain the vision of the ram and the
  he-goat, and to communicate the prediction of the seventy weeks (Daniel
  9:21-27).

He announced also the birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:11), and of the
Messiah (26). He describes himself in the words, “I am Gabriel, who stand
in the presence of God” (1:19).

• GAD fortune; luck. (1.) Jacob’s seventh son, by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid,
  and the brother of Asher (Genesis 30:11-13; 46:16, 18). In the Authorized
  Version of 30:11 the words, “A troop cometh: and she called,” etc., should
  rather be rendered, “In fortune [R.V., ‘Fortunate’]: and she called,” etc., or
  “Fortune cometh,” etc.

The tribe of Gad during the march through the wilderness had their place
with Simeon and Reuben on the south side of the tabernacle (Numbers
2:14). The tribes of Reuben and Gad continued all through their history to
follow the pastoral pursuits of the patriarchs (Numbers 32:1-5).