God Gad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3962407 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan Thomas (0000-0003-2075-7337), Ryan M Thomas (0000-0001-9251-5543, City University of Seattle, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | American Oriental Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7817/jameroriesoci.139.2.0307 |
| OpenAlex | W2966383927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Although a Canaanite deity named Gad has long been known to have had a cultic following in the Levant, relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating its character, status, and relationship to other major gods. The following study aims to investigate the nature of the deity by culling information from a broad analysis of West Semitic personal names carrying this theophoric as well as synthesizing the data with diverse biblical and inscriptional material. Several lines of evidence are adduced to suggest that Gad is not an independent West Semitic divinity but merely a descriptive epithet of the personal god El
Arabic · Art · Character (mathematics · Divinity · Epithet · Linguistics · Literature · Semitic languages · Theology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Mathematics · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |