Genesis 30:6
Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.
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5And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.
7And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.
Cross References
Genesis 29:32And Leah was with child, and gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Reuben: for she said, The Lord has seen my sorrow; now my husband will have love for me.
Genesis 46:23And the son of Dan was Hushim.
Deuteronomy 27:13And these are to be on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
Psalms 35:24Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.
Jeremiah 13:2So, as the Lord said, I got a band for a price and put it round my body.
Jeremiah 15:14They will go away with your haters into a land which is strange to you: for my wrath is on fire with a flame which will be burning on you.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:2-14
Increase of Jacob's Family. ( b. c. 1745.) 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? 3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. 5 And… Read the whole commentary →