“Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
From the children of Gad, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses — Gad, though a tribe descended from Zilpah (Leah's maidservant), occupies a significant position in the census and in Israel's subsequent history. Gad's warriors will later serve Israel with distinction east of the Jordan (Joshua 1:12-15), illustrating how covenant privilege transcends the distinction between primary and secondary wives' lineage.
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