Genesis 35:26

Translations

Modern

And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

Traditional

And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan–aram.

Literal

…and the sons of Zilpah, maidservant of Leah: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

Latin

Filii Zelphæ ancillæ Liæ: Gad et Aser: hi sunt filii Jacob, qui nati sunt ei in Mesopotamia Syriæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

Notes

Genesis 35:23–26

The 12 sons of Jacob became the leaders of the 12 tribes of Israel. Their names are the beginnings of the nation.

Genesis 35:1–29

This chapter discusses God's promises, Jacob's vow, and how Jacob's sons continue the covenant. Deborah, Rachel, and Isaac died. This marked the end of an era and the story of Isaac's family (25:19–35:29).
They removed idols (35:1–4) and established pure worship (35:6–7). During this time, they needed to renew their faith so Jacob's sons could continue the covenant.

Theme notes and profiles

Jacob Symbolic Numbers

Events

Rachel dies giving birth to Benjaminc. 1739 BC

Related verses

Genesis 46:16–18
The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
Genesis 31:18
…and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.
Genesis 25:20
…and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 35:18
And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
Genesis 30:9–13
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
Genesis 28:2
“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

Parallels

1 Chronicles 2:1–2

People

Asher: Son of Jacob and Zilpah, founder of the tribe of Asher Gad: Israelite tribe; descended from Gad, son of Jacob Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Leah: Wife of Jacob; mother of six sons and Dinah Zilpah: Leah's maidservant; mother of Gad and Asher

Places

Paddan: The homeland of the patriarchs in Mesopotamia

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Concubinage, Concubines Ebla Tablets Gad (Person) Genealogy Genesis, Book of Patriarchs, Period of the

Topics

Asher: Son of Jacob, by Zilpah Gad: Jacob's Seventh Son Genealogy of Jacob Jacob: Descendants of Jacob: List of the Names of his Twelve Sons The Tribes of Israel: Descended from Jacob's Sons Zilpah: Mother of Gad and Asher by Jacob

Genesis 35:26

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