David Hassid was an Israeli Jew who became a believer and a member of the Tribulation Force. He was the Director of Purchasing for the Global Community in New Babylon who was an expert in computer hacking and systems bugging. He was one of the moles who delivered important information from Nicolae Carpathia's office to the Tribulation Force members worldwide. He fell in love with Annie Christopher, who was the Phoenix 216's cargo chief. During Carpathia's memorial service where he had risen from the dead, David was trying to find Annie when he passed out from heat exhaustion, causing a flesh wound to his head as he fell. He was revived and stitched up by Hannah Palemoon, who revealed to him that Annie was killed by the lightning strike Leon Fortunato had called down upon any who would not