Gad, A Troop Shall Overcome Him

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall over­come at the last. Gen. 49:19 The next son to whom Jacob told what would befall him in the last days is Gad. Let us get before our eye the circumstance of his birth. In one of our previous articles we referred to the sharp rivalry between the two sisters Rachel and Leah. As was said, Rachel was still barren at the time of the birth of Leah's fourth son. Sorely vexed by this circumstance, she gave Jacob Bilhah her handmaid to wife. Bilhah...