Leah named him Gad, for she said, “How fortunate I am!”
Soon Zilpah presented him with a son.
Then Zilpah gave Jacob a second son.
The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher. These are the names of the sons who were born to Jacob at Paddan-aram.
The sons of Gad were Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
“Gad will be attacked by marauding bands, but he will attack them when they retreat.
“But because the rest of you have forsaken the Lord and have forgotten his Temple, and because you have prepared feasts to honor the god of Fate and have offered mixed wine to the god of Destiny,
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