Genesis 29:31

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When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb, but Rachel remained barren.

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  • Deut 21:15 : 15 If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the firstborn is the son of the unloved wife,
  • Ps 127:3 : 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward.
  • Gen 30:22 : 22 Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cry on account of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.'
  • Mal 1:3 : 3 but Esau I have hated. I have turned his mountains into a wasteland and given his inheritance to the wild creatures of the desert.
  • Matt 6:24 : 24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
  • Matt 10:37 : 37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
  • Luke 1:7 : 7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.
  • John 12:25 : 25 The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  • Judg 13:2-3 : 2 There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had no children. 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son."
  • 1 Sam 1:5 : 5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.
  • 1 Sam 1:20 : 20 In the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, 'Because I asked the LORD for him.'
  • 1 Sam 1:27 : 27 I prayed for this boy, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him.
  • 1 Sam 2:21 : 21 And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
  • Gen 16:1 : 1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not borne him any children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.
  • Gen 20:18-21:2 : 18 For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife. 1 The Lord cared for Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had promised him.
  • Gen 25:21 : 21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
  • Gen 27:41 : 41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, 'The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.'
  • Gen 29:30 : 30 Jacob was also with Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
  • Gen 30:1-2 : 1 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing children for Jacob, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, 'Give me children, or I will die!' 2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, 'Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?'

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  • Gen 29:32-34
    3 verses
    83%

    32Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, 'Because the LORD has seen my misery, surely now my husband will love me.'

    33She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she said, 'Because the LORD heard that I am unloved, He has given me this one too.' So she named him Simeon.

    34She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, 'Now at this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore, he was named Levi.

  • Gen 30:22-23
    2 verses
    80%

    22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.

    23She conceived and gave birth to a son and said, 'God has taken away my disgrace.'

  • Gen 29:16-18
    3 verses
    79%

    16Now Laban had two daughters: The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

    17Leah had tender eyes, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.

    18Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, 'I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.'

  • Gen 30:1-5
    5 verses
    77%

    1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing children for Jacob, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, 'Give me children, or I will die!'

    2Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, 'Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?'

    3Then she said, 'Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me, and through her, I too can build a family.'

    4So she gave him her maidservant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob slept with her.

    5Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

  • Gen 29:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29Laban also gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.

    30Jacob was also with Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

  • Gen 30:17-20
    4 verses
    77%

    17God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.

    18Then Leah said, 'God has rewarded me because I gave my servant to my husband.' So she named him Issachar.

    19Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.

    20Then Leah said, 'God has endowed me with a wonderful gift. This time my husband will honor me because I have borne him six sons.' So she named him Zebulun.

  • Gen 30:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing children, she took her maidservant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

    10And Leah’s maidservant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

  • Gen 31:33
    73%

    33So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the tent of the two female servants, but he found nothing. After he left Leah’s tent, he entered Rachel’s tent.

  • Gen 29:24-25
    2 verses
    72%

    24Laban also gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.

    25In the morning, Jacob saw it was Leah. So he said to Laban, 'What is this you have done to me? Didn’t I serve you for Rachel? Why have you deceived me?'

  • Gen 31:14
    72%

    14Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, 'Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?

  • Gen 30:7
    72%

    7Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

  • 1 Sam 1:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.

    6Her rival provoked her severely to irritate her because the LORD had closed her womb.

  • Gen 31:4
    71%

    4So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to come to the field where his flock was.

  • Gen 25:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

    22The children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, 'If it is like this, why is this happening to me?' So she went to inquire of the LORD.

  • Gen 30:12
    71%

    12Leah’s maidservant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

  • Gen 29:10
    70%

    10When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and Laban’s sheep, he went up, rolled the stone away from the well’s mouth, and watered his uncle Laban’s sheep.

  • Gen 38:27
    70%

    27When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

  • Gen 30:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14During the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, 'Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.'

    15But Leah said to her, 'Isn’t it enough that you took my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?' Rachel said, 'Very well, he can sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.'

  • Gen 29:20
    70%

    20So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.

  • Gen 35:23
    69%

    23The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.