"And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. {Gad: that is, A troop, or, company}" — Genesis 30:11

Genesis 30:11 · KJV

“And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. {Gad: that is, A troop, or, company}”

— Genesis 30:11

Verse 10

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

Verse 12

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

Genesis 30 — Context

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. {Gad: that is, A troop, or, company}

And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. {Happy...: Heb. In my happiness} {Asher: that is, Happy}

Cross References

Genesis 49:19

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

Isaiah 65:11

But ye {are} they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. {troop: or, Gad} {number: or, Meni, a pagan god}

Genesis 35:26

And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these {are} the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

Deuteronomy 33:20-21

And of Gad he said, Blessed {be} he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

Genesis 46:16

And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. {Ziphion: or, Zephon} {Ezbon: or, Ozni} {Arodi: or, Arod}