Genesis 30:11
Context30:11 Leah said, “How fortunate!” 1 So she named him Gad. 2
Genesis 49:19
Context49:19 Gad will be raided by marauding bands,
but he will attack them at their heels. 3
Genesis 46:16
Context46:16 The sons of Gad:
Zephon, 4 Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
Genesis 35:26
Context35:26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher.
These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram.


[30:11] 1 tc The statement in the Kethib (consonantal text) appears to mean literally “with good fortune,” if one takes the initial בְּ (bet) as a preposition indicating accompaniment. The Qere (marginal reading) means “good fortune has arrived.”
[30:11] 2 sn The name Gad (גָּד, gad) means “good fortune.” The name reflects Leah’s feeling that good fortune has come her way, as expressed in her statement recorded earlier in the verse.
[49:19] 3 tc Heb “heel.” The MT has suffered from misdivision at this point. The initial mem on the first word in the next verse should probably be taken as a plural ending on the word “heel.”
[46:16] 5 tc The MT reads “Ziphion,” but see Num 26:15, the Samaritan Pentateuch and the LXX, all of which read “Zephon.”