Genesis 35:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 30:4-8 : 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. 5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. 6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. 8 And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
Gen 37:2 : 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought the evil report of them unto their father.
Gen 46:23-25 : 23 And the sons of Dan: Hushim. 24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 25 These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 30:3-10
8 verses
85%
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.
4And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
5And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.
7And Bilhah Rachel's handmaid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
8And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.
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 35:22-24
3 verses
81%
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:
23the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun;
24the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;
Gen 46:22-25
4 verses
78%
22These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
23And the sons of Dan: Hushim.
24And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
25These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
Gen 29:29
77%
29And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.
Gen 35:26
77%
26and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram.
1 Chr 2:1-2
2 verses
75%
1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Gen 30:12
75%
12And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bare Jacob a second son.
1 Chr 7:13
74%
13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
Gen 46:18-19
2 verses
74%
18These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter; and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
19The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.
Exod 1:3-4
2 verses
72%
3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Gen 46:15
70%
15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
Gen 29:16
70%
16And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Gen 29:24
70%
24And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
Gen 30:21
68%
21And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
1 Chr 4:29
68%
29and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
Num 26:42
68%
42These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.
Deut 27:13
67%
13And these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.