Genesis 30:11

11 dixit feliciter et idcirco vocavit nomen eius Gad

Genesis 30:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 30:11

And Leah said, a troop cometh
A troop of children, having bore four herself, and now her maid another, and more she expected; or the commander of a troop cometh, one that shall head an army and overcome his enemies; which agrees with the prophecy of Jacob, ( Genesis 49:19 ) ; and she called his name Gad:
which signifies a "troop", glorying in the multitude of her children, that she had or hoped to have.

Genesis 30:11 In-Context

9 sentiens Lia quod parere desisset Zelpham ancillam suam marito tradidit
10 qua post conceptum edente filium
11 dixit feliciter et idcirco vocavit nomen eius Gad
12 peperit quoque Zelpha alterum
13 dixitque Lia hoc pro beatitudine mea beatam quippe me dicent mulieres propterea appellavit eum Aser
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