Genesis 30:6
And Rachel said, “The Lord has judged for me, and he has heeded my voice, giving me a son.” And because of this, she called his name Dan.
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5And when her husband had gone in to her, she conceived and bore a son.
7And conceiving again, Bilhah bore another,
Cross References
Genesis 29:32Having conceived, she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Reuben, saying: “The Lord saw my humiliation; now my husband will love me.”
Genesis 46:23The sons of Dan: Hushim.
Deuteronomy 27:13And in the opposite region, there shall stand upon Mount Ebal, as a curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
Jeremiah 13:2And so I obtained a waistcloth, according to the word of the Lord, and I placed it around my loins.
Jeremiah 15:14And I will lead in your enemies from a land that you do not know. For a fire has been kindled in my fury; it will burn upon 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 →