Genesis 30:5

and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.

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In The King James Version

And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

In Context

4So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,

6Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:29Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care.

Numbers 1:5These are the names of the men who are to assist you: From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

1 Chronicles 2:1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

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 →

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