Lux Domini
And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do.

Key themes

Justice and mercyPilgrimageRebellionJudgment

Glossary

Gad Person

Fortune; luck. (1. ) Jacob’s seventh son, by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and the brother of Asher ( Gen. 30:11-13 ; 46:16 , 18). In the Authorized Version of 30:11 the words, “A troop cometh: and she called,” etc.

Reuben Person

Behold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah ( Gen. 29:32 ). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen. 35:22 , brought down upon him his dying father’s malediction (48:4).