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Arod
Arod
אֲרוֹד a.rod
Arod (Hebrew: אֲרוֹד, a.rod) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Areli in Genesis 46.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Arod
son of Gad
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 46:16 |
| Last appears | Numbers 26:17 |
| Cross-references | 17 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Ziphion attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Areli attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Eri attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Ezbon attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Shuni attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Haggi attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Areli co-occurrence Appears with Areli in Genesis 46.
- Ziphion co-occurrence Appears with Ziphion in Genesis 46.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16;
son of: Gad (H1410);
brother of: Ziphion (H6837), Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Eri (H6179) and Areli (H0692); also called Arod at Num.26.17;
Also named: a.ro.di (אֲרוֹדִי "Arodi" H0722)
§ Arod = "I shall subdue: I shall roam"
a son of Gad
Arod, son of Gad, was the founder of the Arodite clan (Gen.46.16; Num.26.17).
The biblical story
Arod was a son of Gad and grandson of Israel (or 'Jacob'), listed among the 70 members of Jacob's family who moved to Egypt during the famine. He was the founder of the Arodite clan within the tribe of Gad. In the census taken in the wilderness, the Arodite clan numbered 40,500 men age 20 and up, showing God's fulfillment of his promise to make Abraham's descendants as numerous as the stars.
Key verses
Arod appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
Genesis 46:16 -
Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
Numbers 26:17
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 46:16
Numbers (1)
- Numbers 26:17