Archaeology · 5 · Ahab and Jezebel
Mesha, son of Chemosh-Gad
Mesha's father's name declares that Moab's god Chemosh reigns over a territory called Gad, where, Mesha says, the people of Gad had lived since time immemorial.
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Israel's king had fortified Ataroth in Gad; Mesha drove Israel out and restored the old border.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 80–81
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