By these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands; a man according to his tongue, according to their tribe, in their nations

So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and then he got up and went to the place of which God had told him.

Meanwhile, the man stood gazing at Rebekah in [reverent] silence, [waiting] to know if the Lord had made his trip successful or not.

And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad.

And he said, If Esau come to the one troop and smite it, then the other troop which is left shall escape.

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.