The Hebrew arodi (אֲרוֹדִי) is a gentlic form meaning 'of Arod' — a descendant of Arod, son of Gad. It appears in the tribal census of Numbers 26, identifying one of the clans of the tribe of Gad.
The tribal lists of Israel, though genealogically dry on the surface, carry the profound message that God's covenant reaches every family. The Arodites, a small clan within Gad, were counted among God's covenant people with equal standing. In Galatians 3:28, Paul announces the New Covenant fulfillment: 'There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.' The principle remains: everyone has a name and a place in God's family.