Genesis 30:24
And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
In Context
23And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
25Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.
Cross References
Genesis 35:24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;
Genesis 37:4And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
Genesis 42:6Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.
Genesis 49:22Joseph is a young ox, whose steps are turned to the fountain;
Ezekiel 37:16And you, son of man, take one stick, writing on it, For Judah and for the children of Israel who are in his company: then take another stick, writing on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the children of Israel who are in his company:
Hebrews 11:21By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick.
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 →