Genesis 30:11

11 And Leah said, ¹“Good fortune has come! ” so she called his name ²Gad. ^[a]

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 When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10 Then Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, “Good fortune has come! ” so she called his name Gad.

12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

13 And Leah said, “Happy am I! For women have called me happy. ” So she called his name Asher.

Cross References

• 1. 30:11 [ch. 49:19]
• 2. 30:11 [ch. 49:19]

Footnotes

• [a] 30:11 'Gad' sounds like the Hebrew for 'good fortune'