Genesis 30:4

American Standard Version (1901)

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

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  • Gen 16:3-4 : 3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. 4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
  • Gen 21:10 : 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son: for the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
  • Gen 22:24 : 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
  • Gen 25:1 : 1 And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
  • Gen 25:6 : 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
  • Gen 33:2 : 2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
  • 2 Sam 12:11 : 11 Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 30:5
    89%

    5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

  • Gen 30:1-3
    3 verses
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    1And 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.

    2And 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?

    3And she said, Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; that she may bear upon my knees, and I also may obtain children by her.

  • Gen 29:28-31
    4 verses
    86%

    28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife.

    29And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.

    30And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

    31And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

  • Gen 30:7
    82%

    7And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

  • Gen 30:9-10
    2 verses
    82%

    9When Leah saw that she had left off bearing, she took Zilpah her handmaid, and gave her to Jacob to wife.

    10And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a son.

  • Gen 29:21-24
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    79%

    21And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

    22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

    23And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

    24And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.

  • Gen 30:12
    76%

    12And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a second son.

  • Gen 35:22
    75%

    22And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

  • Gen 35:25
    74%

    25and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Naphtali;

  • Gen 30:15-17
    3 verses
    74%

    15And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.

    16And Jacob came from the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for I have surely hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.

    17And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob a fifth son.

  • Gen 31:4
    73%

    4And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

  • Gen 29:10
    72%

    10And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

  • Gen 30:19
    72%

    19And Leah conceived again, and bare a sixth son to Jacob.

  • Gen 28:2
    72%

    2Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

  • Gen 31:33
    71%

    33And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the tent of the two maid-servants; but he found them not. And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

  • Gen 29:12
    71%

    12And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

  • Gen 34:1
    71%

    1And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

  • Gen 30:23
    71%

    23And she conceived, and bare a son: and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

  • Gen 46:25
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    25These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.