Genesis 30:1
And Rachel having perceived that she bore Jacob no children, was jealous of her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children; and if not, I shall die.
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Genesis 35:16+ 35:16 Note.—The words between brackets form the 21st verse of this chapter in the Hebrew.[And Jacob removed from Bæthel, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Gader,] and it came to pass when he drew nigh to Chabratha, to enter into Ephratha, Rachel travailed; and in her travail she was in hard labour.
Numbers 11:15And if thou doest thus to me, slay me utterly, if I have found favour with thee, that I may not see my affliction.
1 Samuel 1:4And the day came, and Helkana sacrificed, and gave portions to his wife Phennana and her children.
1 Kings 19:4And he himself went a day's journey in the wilderness, and came and sat under a juniper tree; and asked concerning his life that he might die, and said, Let it be enough now, O Lord, take, I pray thee, my life from me; for I am no better than my fathers.
Job 3:11For why died I not in the belly? and why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately?
Job 5:2For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 30:1
In this chapter we have an account of the increase, I. Of Jacob's family. Eight children more we find registered in this chapter; Dan and Naphtali by Bilhah, Rachel's maid, ver. 1-8 . Gad and Asher by Zilpah, Leah's maid, ver. 9-13 . Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah, by Leah, ver. 14-21 . And, last of all, Joseph, by Rachel, ver. 22-24 . II. Of Jacob's estate. He makes a new bargain with Laban, ver. 25-34 . And in the six years' further service he did to Laban God wonderfully blessed him, so that his stock of cattle… Read the whole commentary →