This document is about Gad (Son of Jacob). For other homonyms, please refer to the Gad document.
[See Jacob's Family Tree]
Gad is Jacob's seventh son. His mother was Zilpah, who was the handmaid of Jacob's wife Leah.
Gen 30:10Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.Gen 30:11Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
Jacob blessed Gad, saying that though he would be attacked by a band, he would attack at their heels.