Genesis 30:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 30:1

1 Now when Rachel saw that ^ashe bore Jacob no children, Rachel ^benvied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, ^cor else I die!”

2 And Jacob’s anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, ^a“Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

3 So she said, “Here is ^amy maid Bilhah; go in to her, ^band she will bear a child on my knees, ^cthat I also may have children by her.”

4 Then she gave him Bilhah her maid ^aas wife, and Jacob went in to her.

5 And Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

6 Then Rachel said, “God has ^ajudged my case; and He has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name¹ Dan.

7 And Rachel’s maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

8 Then Rachel said, “With¹ great wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed.” So she called his name² Naphtali.

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and ^agave her to Jacob as wife.

10 And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11 Then Leah said,¹ “A troop comes!” So she called his name² Gad.

12 And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

13 Then Leah said, “I am happy, for the daughters ^awill call me blessed.” So she called his name¹ Asher.

14 Now Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, ^a“Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

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Definitions of words in Genesis 30:1:

Bore {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Cor {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Cor {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Give {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

No {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
No {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
No {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rachel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Rachel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Rachel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Saw {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sister {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jacob {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jacob {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Genesis 30:1:

Barren {Easton's}
Heir {I.S.B.E.}
Relationships, Family {I.S.B.E.}

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