Genesis 30:22
Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
In Context
21After that she had a daughter, to whom she gave the name Dinah.
23And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
Cross References
Genesis 8:1And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.
Genesis 25:21Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.
Genesis 30:2But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?
Psalms 105:42For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.
Psalms 127:3See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:15-25
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. 15 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes. 16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come… Read the whole commentary →