Genesis 30:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

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  • Gen 16:3-4 : 3 So after Abram had been living for ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian servant, and gave her to Abram for his wife. 4 And he went in to Hagar and she became with child, and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for her master's wife.
  • Gen 21:10 : 10 So she said to Abraham, Send away that woman and her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac.
  • Gen 22:24 : 24 And his servant Reumah gave birth to Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.
  • Gen 25:1 : 1 And Abraham took another wife named Keturah.
  • Gen 25:6 : 6 But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country.
  • Gen 33:2 : 2 He put the servants and their children in front, Leah and her children after them, and Rachel and Joseph at the back.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.
  • 2 Sam 12:11 : 11 The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.

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  • Gen 30:5
    89%

    5 And Bilhah became with child, and gave birth to a son.

  • Gen 30:1-3
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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.

    2 But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?

    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.

  • Gen 29:28-31
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    86%

    28 And Jacob did so; and when the week was ended, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel for his wife.

    29 And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.

    30 Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.

    31 Now the Lord, seeing that Leah was not loved, gave her a child; while Rachel had no children.

  • Gen 30:7
    82%

    7 And again Bilhah, Rachel's servant, was with child, and gave birth to a second son.

  • Gen 30:9-10
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Gen 29:21-24
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    79%

    21 Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.

    22 And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.

    23 And in the evening he took Leah, his daughter, and gave her to him, and he went in to her.

    24 And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.

  • Gen 30:12
    76%

    12 And Zilpah, Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son.

  • Gen 35:22
    75%

    22 Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

  • Gen 35:25
    74%

    25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali;

  • Gen 30:15-17
    3 verses
    74%

    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.

    16 In the evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to him and said, Tonight you are to come to me, for I have given my son's love-fruits as a price for you. And he went in to her that night.

    17 And God gave ear to her and she became with child, and gave Jacob a fifth son.

  • Gen 31:4
    73%

    4 And Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to him in the field among his flock.

  • Gen 29:10
    72%

    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.

  • Gen 30:19
    72%

    19 And again Leah became with child, and she gave Jacob a sixth son.

  • Gen 28:2
    72%

    2 But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

  • Gen 31:33
    71%

    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.

  • Gen 29:12
    71%

    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.

  • Gen 34:1
    71%

    1 Now Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had by Jacob, went out to see the women of that country.

  • Gen 30:23
    71%

    23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

  • Gen 46:25
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    25 These were the children of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, seven persons.