Genesis 30:11

11 And Leah said, "A troop cometh." And she called his name Gad [that is, A troop or company].

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, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob for a wife;

10 and Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, "A troop cometh." And she called his name Gad [that is, A troop or company].

12 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a second son.

13 And Leah said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." And she called his name Asher [that is, Happy].