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Genesis 29:31

When the Lorde sawe that Lea was despised, he made her fruitfull, and Rachel remayned baren.

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In The King James Version

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

In Context

30So lay he by Rachel also, and loued Rachel more then Lea, and serued hym yet seuen yeres more.

32And Lea conceaued and bare a sonne, and she called his name Ruben: for she sayde, the Lord hath loked vpon my tribulation: nowe therfore my husband wyll loue me.

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Cross References

Genesis 11:30But Sarai was baren, and had no chylde.

Genesis 20:18For the Lorde had closed vp all the wombes of the house of Abimelech, because of Abrahams wyfe.

Genesis 27:41And Esau hated Iacob, because of the blessyng that his father blessed hym withall. And Esau sayde in his heart: The dayes of sorowyng for my father are at hande, then wyll I slaye my brother Iacob.

Genesis 30:1Rachel when she sawe that she bare Iacob no children, she enuied her sister, and sayde vnto Iacob: Geue me children, or els I am but dead.

Judges 13:2And there was a man in Zaraah of the kinred of Dan, named Manoah, whose wife was barren, and bare not.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:16-31

Jacob's Marriage. ( b. c. 1753.) 15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I… Read the whole commentary →

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