Genesis 30:11

11 And Leah said, Good venture has come; and she called his name 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 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing children, she took Zilpah, her maid and gave her Jacob to wife.

10 And Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a son unto Jacob.

11 And Leah said, Good venture has come; and she called his name Gad.

12 And Zilpah, Leah’s maid, gave birth to a second son unto Jacob.

13 And Leah said, Blessed am I, for the daughters will call me blessed; and she called his name Asher.