These sixteen are the descendants of Jacob by Zilpah, the slave woman whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah.
Laban gave his slave woman Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maid.)
The sons of Leah's slave Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These sons were born in Mesopotamia.
Asher and his sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah's sons were Heber and Malchiel.
Jacob's wife Rachel bore him two sons: Joseph and Benjamin.
Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.