Zilpah had a son for Jacob.
Leah said, “I'm really fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
Leah realized she wasn't having any more children, so she gave her personal maid Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
The sons of Leah's personal maid Zilpah: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob, who were born to him while in Paddan-aram.
Gad's allocation borders that of Zebulun from east to west.
The descendants of Gad, men aged twenty or over, were recorded by name according to the genealogical records of their tribe and families. All those registered who could serve in the army
The tribes of Reuben and Gad had large numbers of livestock and saw that the land of Jazer and Gilead was a good place to rear them.
