Genesis 30:1

Rachel was staying without children. She was jealous of her older sister. She said to her husband, “Don't withhold children from me. Let us two get a child. If not I will die.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Jacob after that became angry with his wife. “Don't look at me. Truly I am not like God. God is the one who has prevented you from having a child.”

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Cross References

Genesis 35:16After that Jacob's mob left Bethel, they went towards what's-its-name, towards Ephrath. At that time his wife Rachel was pregnant. Partway she gave birth to the child, there she was very sick.

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 →

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