Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
In Context
21After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
23and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
Cross References
Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
Genesis 30:2Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
Psalms 105:42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
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 →