Some say that Elijah and Jepthah was among them, though others count Jephthah among the Manassites. As I had written about Jephthah under Joseph, I wanted to at least address this here, but I mention it for another reason.  There are possibilities concerning this one or that one descending from Gad, yet I wanted to focus on those in this chapter, who were unquestionably Gadites. Gad himself was born in a strange position.  He was the son of Zilpah, who had been Leah’s servant.  Now she was somewhat elevated to the position of fourth wife of Jacob, yet still in the Leah camp.  Gad knew what it was like to…