A city in Gad east of the Jordan River (Numbers 32:36; Joshua 13:27). Also called Nimrah (Numbers 32:3). The name may derive from namer (leopard) or from a root meaning limpid/clear water, the area being known for good springs.
The tribe of Gad requesting the Transjordanian lands was initially misread as a refusal to participate in the conquest. Moses' stern rebuke — comparing them to the faithless spies — revealed how easily acts of pragmatic self-provision can appear as covenant disloyalty. But Gad's pledge to fight at the vanguard until all Israel received inheritance demonstrates that tribal distinctiveness need not mean tribal selfishness. The church likewise consists of members with different callings and locations, but all are called to serve the whole body until every member is established.