Genesis 30:11

And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

And Leah {H3812} said {H559}, A troop {H1409} cometh {H935}: and she called {H7121} his name {H8034} Gad {H1410}.

and Le'ah said, "Good fortune has come," calling him Gad [good fortune].

Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 49:19 (5 votes)

    Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

  • Deuteronomy 33:20 (3 votes)

    And of Gad he said, Blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.

  • Deuteronomy 33:21 (3 votes)

    And he provided the first part for himself, because there, [in] a portion of the lawgiver, [was he] seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

  • Isaiah 65:11 (3 votes)

    ¶ But ye [are] they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

  • Genesis 35:26 (3 votes)

    And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these [are] the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.

  • Genesis 46:16 (3 votes)

    And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.