Verse 1

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 29:31 : 31 And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
  • Gen 37:11 : 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
  • Num 11:15 : 15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
  • Num 11:29 : 29 And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!
  • 1 Sam 1:4-8 : 4 And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 5 but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb. 6 And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb. 7 And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Jehovah, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
  • 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Jehovah, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
  • Job 3:1-3 : 1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. 2 And Job answered and said: 3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.
  • Job 3:11 : 11 Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?
  • Job 3:20-22 : 20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul; 21 Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures; 22 Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?
  • Job 5:2 : 2 For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
  • Job 13:19 : 19 Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.
  • Ps 106:16 : 16 They envied Moses also in the camp, [And] Aaron the saint of Jehovah.
  • Prov 14:30 : 30 A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
  • Jer 20:14-18 : 14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad. 16 And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime; 17 because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great. 18 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
  • John 4:3 : 3 he left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.
  • John 4:8 : 8 For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.
  • 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, [a repentance] which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
  • Jas 3:14 : 14 But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
  • Gen 35:16-19 : 16 And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some distance to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labor. 17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; for now thou shalt have another son. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).