Genesis 30:2
But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?
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- Gen 16:2 : 2 And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.
- 1 Sam 1:5 : 5 But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.
- 1 Sam 2:5-6 : 5 Those who were full are offering themselves as servants for bread; those who were in need are at rest; truly, she who had no children has become the mother of seven; and she who had a family is wasted with sorrow. 6 The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up.
- 2 Kgs 5:7 : 7 But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?
- Ps 113:9 : 9 He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.
- Ps 127:3 : 3 See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.
- Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire.
- Mark 3:5 : 5 And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.
- Luke 1:42 : 42 And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.
- Eph 4:26 : 26 Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;
- Gen 20:18 : 18 For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
- Gen 25:21 : 21 Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.
- Gen 29:31 : 31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
- Gen 31:36 : 36 Then Jacob was angry with Laban, and said, What crime or sin have I done that you have come after me with such passion?
- Gen 50:19 : 19 And Joseph said, Have no fear: am I in the place of God?
- Exod 32:19 : 19 And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain.
- Deut 7:13-14 : 13 And he will give you his love, blessing you and increasing you: he will send his blessing on the offspring of your body and the fruit of your land, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which by his oath to your fathers he undertook to give you. 14 You will have greater blessings than any other people: no male or female among you or among your cattle will be without offspring.
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1 Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.
- Gen 30:3-108 verses83%
3 Then she said, Here is my servant Bilhah, go in to her, so that she may have a child on my knees, and I may have a family by her.
4 So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.
5 And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.
6 Then Rachel said, God has been my judge, and has given ear to my voice, and has given me a son; so he was named Dan.
7 And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.
8 And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.
9 When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.
10 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a son.
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31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.
- Gen 30:22-254 verses76%
22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.
23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
24 And she gave him the name Joseph, saying, May the Lord give me another son.
25 Now after the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Let me go away to my place and my country.
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36 Then Jacob was angry with Laban, and said, What crime or sin have I done that you have come after me with such passion?
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14 Now at the time of the grain-cutting, Reuben saw some love-fruits in the field, and took them to his mother Leah. And Rachel said to her, Let me have some of your son's love-fruits.
15 But Leah said to her, Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband from me? and now would you take my son's love-fruits? Then Rachel said, You may have him tonight in exchange for your son's love-fruits.
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14 Then Rachel and Leah said to him in answer, What part or heritage is there for us in our father's house?
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32 As for your gods, if anyone of us has them, let him be put to death: make search before us all for what is yours, and take it. For Jacob had no knowledge that Rachel had taken them.
33 So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent, and into the tents of the two servant-women, but they were not there; and he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's.
34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and had put them in the camels' basket, and was seated on them. And Laban, searching through all the tent, did not come across them.
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22 And the children were fighting together inside her, and she said, If it is to be so, why am I like this? So she went to put her question to the Lord.
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17 And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.
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16 So they went on from Beth-el; and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, the pains of birth came on Rachel and she had a hard time.
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21 So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
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10 Then when Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, coming with Laban's sheep, he came near, and rolling the stone away from the mouth of the hole, he got water for Laban's flock.
11 And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.
12 And Rachel, hearing from Jacob that he was her father's relation and that he was the son of Rebekah, went running to give her father news of it.
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16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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25 And in the morning Jacob saw that it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What have you done to me? was I not working for you so that I might have Rachel? why have you been false to me?
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29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.
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4 And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.
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12 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.
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21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
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19 And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.
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42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.