Genesis 29:31

Geneva Bible (1560)

When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.

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  • Deut 21:15 : 15 If a man haue two wiues, one loued and another hated, and they haue borne him children, both the loued and also the hated: if the first borne be the sonne of the hated,
  • Ps 127:3 : 3 Beholde, children are the inheritance of the Lord, and the fruite of the wombe his rewarde.
  • Gen 30:22 : 22 And God remembred Rahel, and God heard her, and opened her wombe.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 Then the Lorde said, I haue surely seene the trouble of my people, which are in Egypt, and haue heard their crie, because of their taskemasters: for I knowe their sorowes.
  • Mal 1:3 : 3 And I hated Esau, and made his mountaines wast, & his heritage a wildernes for dragons.
  • Matt 6:24 : 24 No man can serue two masters: for eyther he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and riches.
  • Matt 10:37 : 37 He that loueth father or mother more then me, is not worthie of me; he that loueth sonne, or daughter more then mee, is not worthie of me.
  • Luke 1:7 : 7 And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 If any man come to mee, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters: yea, and his owne life also, he can not be my disciple.
  • John 12:25 : 25 He that loueth his life, shall lose it, and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keepe it vnto life eternall.
  • Judg 13:2-3 : 2 Then there was a man in Zorah of the familie of the Danites, named Manoah, whose wife was baren, and bare not. 3 And the Angel of the Lorde appeared vnto the woman, and said vnto her, Beholde nowe, thou art baren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceiue, and beare a sonne.
  • 1 Sam 1:5 : 5 But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hannah, and the Lorde had made her barren.
  • 1 Sam 1:20 : 20 For in processe of time Hannah conceiued, and bare a sonne, and she called his name Samuel, Because, said she, I haue asked him of the Lord.
  • 1 Sam 1:27 : 27 I prayed for this childe, and the Lord hath giuen me my desire which I asked of him.
  • 1 Sam 2:21 : 21 And the Lorde visited Hannah, so that she conceiued, & bare three sonnes, & two daughters; the childe Samuel grewe before the Lord.
  • Gen 16:1 : 1 Nowe Sarai Abrams wife bare him no children, and she had a maide an Egyptian, Hagar by name.
  • Gen 20:18-21:2 : 18 For the Lorde had shut vp euery wombe of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abrahams wife. 1 Nowe the Lord visited Sarah, as he had saide, and did vnto her according as he had promised. 2 For Sarah conceiued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his olde age, at the same season that God tolde him.
  • Gen 25:21 : 21 And Izhak prayed vuto the Lorde for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiued,
  • Gen 27:41 : 41 Therefore Esau hated Iaakob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him; Esau thought in his minde, The dayes of mourning for my father will come shortly, then I will slay may brother Iaakob.
  • Gen 29:30 : 30 So entred he in to Rahel also, and loued also Rahel more then Leah, and serued him yet seuen yeeres mo.
  • Gen 30:1-2 : 1 And when Rahel saw that she bare Iaakob no children, Rahel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iaakob, Giue me children, or els I dye. 2 Then Iaakobs anger was kindled against Rahel, and he sayde, Am I in Gods steade, which hath withholden from thee the fruite of the wombe?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 29:32-34
    3 verses
    83%

    32And Leah conceiued & bare a sonne, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the Lord hath looked vpon my tribulation, now therefore mine husband will loue me.

    33And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and sayde, Because the Lord heard that I was hated, he hath therefore giuen me this sonne also, & she called his name Simeon.

    34And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and said, Now at this time wil my husband keepe mee company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: therefore was his name called Leui.

  • Gen 30:22-23
    2 verses
    80%

    22And God remembred Rahel, and God heard her, and opened her wombe.

    23So she conceiued & bare a sonne, and said, God hath taken away my rebuke.

  • Gen 29:16-18
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    79%

    16Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.

    17And Leah was tender eyed, but Rahel was beautifull and faire.

    18And Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger daughter.

  • Gen 30:1-5
    5 verses
    77%

    1And when Rahel saw that she bare Iaakob no children, Rahel enuied her sister, and said vnto Iaakob, Giue me children, or els I dye.

    2Then Iaakobs anger was kindled against Rahel, and he sayde, Am I in Gods steade, which hath withholden from thee the fruite of the wombe?

    3And she said, Behold my maide Bilhah, goe in to her, and she shal beare vpon my knees, and I shal haue children also by her.

    4Then shee gaue him Bilhah her mayde to wife, and Iaakob went in to her.

    5So Bilhah conceiued and bare Iaakob a sonne.

  • Gen 29:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29Laban also gaue to Rahel his daughter Bilhah his mayde to be her seruant.

    30So entred he in to Rahel also, and loued also Rahel more then Leah, and serued him yet seuen yeeres mo.

  • Gen 30:17-20
    4 verses
    77%

    17And God heard Leah and shee conceiued, and bare vnto Iaakob the fift sonne.

    18Then said Leah, God hath giuen me my reward, because I gaue my mayde to my husband, and she called his name Issachar.

    19After, Leah conceiued againe, & bare Iaakob the sixt sonne.

    20Then Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowrie: nowe will mine husbande dwell with me, because I haue borne him sixe sonnes: & she called his name Zebulun.

  • Gen 30:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9And when Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iaakob to wife.

    10And Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob a sonne.

  • Gen 31:33
    73%

    33Then came Laban into Iaakobs tent, and into Leahs tent, and into the two maides tentes, but founde them not. So hee went out of Leahs tent, and entred into Rahels tent.

  • Gen 29:24-25
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    72%

    24And Laban gaue his mayde Zilpah to his daughter Leah, to be her seruant.

    25But when the morning was come, behold, it was Leah. Then sayde he to Laban, Wherefore hast thou done thus to mee? did not I serue thee for Rahel? wherfore then hast thou beguiled me?

  • Gen 31:14
    72%

    14Then answered Rahel and Leah, and sayde vnto him, Haue wee any more porcion and inheritance in our fathers house?

  • Gen 30:7
    72%

    7And Bilhah Rahels maide coceiued againe, and bare Iaakob the second sonne.

  • 1 Sam 1:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hannah, and the Lorde had made her barren.

    6And her aduersarie vexed her sore, forasmuch as she vpbraided her, because the Lorde had made her barren.

  • Gen 31:4
    71%

    4Therefore Iaakob sent and called Rahel and Leah to the fielde vnto his flocke.

  • Gen 25:21-22
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    71%

    21And Izhak prayed vuto the Lorde for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiued,

    22But the children stroue together within her: therefore shee sayde, Seeing it is so, why am I thus? wherefore she went to aske the Lord.

  • Gen 30:12
    71%

    12Againe Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob another sonne.

  • Gen 29:10
    70%

    10And assoone as Iaakob saw Rahel ye daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother, then came Iaakob neere, & rolled the stone fro the welles mouth, & watered ye flocke of Laban his mothers brother.

  • Gen 38:27
    70%

    27Now, when the time was come that she should be deliuered, beholde, there were twinnes in her wombe.

  • Gen 30:14-15
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    70%

    14Nowe Reuben went in the dayes of the wheateharuest, and founde mandrakes in the fielde and brought them vnto his mother Leah. Then sayde Rahel to Leah, Giue me, I pray thee, of thy sonnes mandrakes.

    15But shee answered her, Is it a small matter for thee to take mine husband, except thou take my sonnes mandrakes also? Then sayde Rahel, Therefore he shall sleepe with thee this night for thy sonnes mandrakes.

  • Gen 29:20
    70%

    20And Iaakob serued seuen yeres for Rahel, and they seemed vnto him but a few dayes, because he loued her.

  • Gen 35:23
    69%

    23The sonnes of Leah: Reuben Iaakobs eldest sonne, and Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.