Godad

A Salemite hermit living in India during the time of Gautama Siddhartha (the Buddha). The UB implies that if Gautama had heeded Godad's instruction in the Salem tradition of Melchizedek's monotheism, Buddhism might have emerged as a more complete religious revelation. "Had Gautama of India but followed the instructions of Godad, he could have inaugurated a religion that would have included salvation by faith and the grace of God" (94:7.