Genesis 30:9

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

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  • Gen 30:4 : 4 So she gave him her maidservant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob slept with her.
  • Gen 30:17 : 17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.
  • Gen 16:3 : 3 After Abram had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her maidservant, and gave her to Abram as a wife.
  • Gen 29:35 : 35 She conceived yet again and gave birth to a son and said, 'This time I will praise the LORD.' Therefore, she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

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  • Gen 30:10-12
    3 verses
    89%

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

    11Then Leah said, 'What good fortune!' So she named him Gad.

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

  • Gen 29:23-25
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    23But that evening, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob was with her.

    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 30:1-5
    5 verses
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    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 29:27-31
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    27'Complete this week’s celebration with Leah, and we will give you Rachel also, in return for another seven years of work.'

    28Jacob did so and completed the week with Leah. Then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.

    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.

    31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb, but Rachel remained barren.

  • Gen 30:15-21
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    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.'

    16When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, 'You must come to me tonight, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.' So he slept with her that night.

    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.

    21After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

  • Gen 30:7-8
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    7Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

    8Then Rachel said, 'I have struggled greatly with my sister and I have prevailed.' So she named him Naphtali.

  • Gen 46:18
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    18These were the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. She bore these to Jacob—sixteen in all.

  • Gen 29:16-17
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    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.

  • Gen 35:26
    72%

    26The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant, were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-Aram.

  • Gen 29:34
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    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.