“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.”
The sons of Leah's servant Zilpah: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob, born to him in Paddan Aram. The naming of Zilpah's sons — Gad, meaning good fortune, and Asher, meaning happy — recalls Leah's naming from chapter 30. The application: the full twelve are named — all four mothers honored in the enumeration.
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