Bible Verses About Zilpah: Mother of Gad and Asher by Jacob

When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

And Zilpah Leah’s handmaid bare Jacob a son.

And Leah said, Fortunate! and she called his name Gad.

And Zilpah Leah’s handmaid bare Jacob a second son.

And Leah said, Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy: and she called his name Asher.

and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid: Gad and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram.

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.

These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.