RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gad

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Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "luck", ) was a seer or prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the writings of Jewish historian Josephus. He was one of the personal prophets of King David of Israel and, according to the Talmudic tradition, some of his writings are believed to be included in the Books of Samuel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gad has received more than 137,643 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gad is the 2,450th most popular religious figure (down from 2,234th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gad ranks 2,450 out of 3,187Before him are Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Nikolay Ilminsky, Tammy Faye Messner, Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Francesco Marchisano, and Theodore of Tarsus. After him are Christodoulos of Athens, Squanto, Francesco Alidosi, Franz Delitzsch, Rubén Salazar Gómez, and Blind man of Bethsaida.

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