Genesis 30:5

and Bilhah conceived, and bare unto Jacob a son;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

In Context

4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid, to wife,—and Jacob went in unto her;

6and Rachel said God hath vindicated me. Moreover also he hath hearkened unto my voice, and hath given me a son. For this cause, called she his name Dan.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:29And he said unto him, Thou, knowest how I have served thee,—and how thy cattle have fared, with me.

Numbers 1:5These, then, are the names of the men who shall stand with you,—Of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur;

1 Chronicles 2:1These, are the sons of Israel,—Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and 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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