Genesis 30:11

11 Than sayde Lea: good lucke: and 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 Whe Lea sawe that she had left bearinge she toke Silpha hir mayde and gaue her Iacob to wiffe.

10 And Silpha Leas made bare Iacob a sonne.

11 Than sayde Lea: good lucke: and called his name Gad.

12 And Silpha Leas mayde bare Iacob another sonne.

13 Tha sayd Lea: happy am I for the doughters will call me blessed. And called his name Asser.