This king has been identified with the last king of Israel, Hoshea ... is a descendant of the Hebrew tribe of Gad. 'Mikado' recalls the Hebrew word for 'his majesty the king,' 'Malchuto'.

The twelve tribes of Israel, therefore, collectively carry the ... With Ziphah, a handmaid of Leah, he had Gad and Asher. With Rachael, his beloved wife, he had Joseph and Benjamin (see Genesis ...

Over 2,700 years ago, the Assyrians exiled the ten tribes of the Kingdom of Israel. The ten tribes would have returned at once to the Holy Land had not the Lord encircled them with the legendary ...