וַתֵּ֗לֶד זִלְפָּה֙ שִׁפְחַ֣ת לֵאָ֔ה בֵּ֥ן שֵׁנִ֖י לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃
At nagsilang si Zilpa na alilang babae ni Lea ng ikalawang anak na lalaki kay Jacob.
Bereshit Rabbah
"Zilpa the maidservant of Leah gave birth to a second son to Jacob" (30:12).
“Leah said: In my happiness, as women will be happy for me; she called his name Asher” (Genesis 30:13).
“Leah said: In my happiness [beoshri], as women will be happy for me” – saying: ‘Happy is the one who merited this.’ Rabbi Levi said: Asher never stayed the night in an inn.44Asher’s portion in the Land of Israel was able to provide his tribe with all their needs; they did not need to travel to earn a livelihood. He inherited peaks with castles, what Judah did not inherit in his lands.
That is what is written: “The sons of Asher: Yimna, Yishva, Yishvi, Beria, and Serah their sister…he was the father of Birzayit” (I Chronicles 7:30–31). Rabbi Levi and Rabbi Simon, Rabbi Levi said: It is because their daughters were beautiful and were married to priests who were anointed with the anointing oil, olive [zayit] oil. Rabbi Simon said: They were married to kings who were anointed with olive [zayit] oil.
“Leah said: In my happiness, as women will be happy for me; she called his name Asher” (Genesis 30:13).
“Leah said: In my happiness [beoshri], as women will be happy for me” – saying: ‘Happy is the one who merited this.’ Rabbi Levi said: Asher never stayed the night in an inn.44Asher’s portion in the Land of Israel was able to provide his tribe with all their needs; they did not need to travel to earn a livelihood. He inherited peaks with castles, what Judah did not inherit in his lands.
That is what is written: “The sons of Asher: Yimna, Yishva, Yishvi, Beria, and Serah their sister…he was the father of Birzayit” (I Chronicles 7:30–31). Rabbi Levi and Rabbi Simon, Rabbi Levi said: It is because their daughters were beautiful and were married to priests who were anointed with the anointing oil, olive [zayit] oil. Rabbi Simon said: They were married to kings who were anointed with olive [zayit] oil.