Genesis 30:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

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.

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  • Gen 29:31 : 31 When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.
  • Gen 37:11 : 11 And his brethren enuied him, but his father noted the saying.
  • Num 11:15 : 15 Therefore if thou deale thus with mee, I pray thee, if I haue founde fauour in thy sight, kill me, that I behold not my miserie.
  • Num 11:29 : 29 But Moses saide vnto him, Enuiest thou for my sake? yea, would God that all the Lordes people were Prophets, and that the Lord woulde put his Spirit vpon them.
  • 1 Sam 1:4-8 : 4 And on a day, when Elkanah sacrificed, he gaue to Peninnah his wife and to all her sonnes and daughters portions, 5 But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hannah, and the Lorde had made her barren. 6 And her aduersarie vexed her sore, forasmuch as she vpbraided her, because the Lorde had made her barren. 7 (And so did he yeere by yeere) and as oft as she went vp to the house of the Lord, thus she vexed her, that she wept and did not eate. 8 Then sayd Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thine heart troubled? am not I better to thee then ten sonnes?
  • 1 Kgs 19:4 : 4 But he went a dayes iourney into the wildernesse, and came and sate downe vnder a iuniper tree, and desired that he might die, and sayde, It is now ynough: O Lord, take my soule, for I am no better then my fathers.
  • Job 3:1-3 : 1 Afterward Iob opened his mouth, and cursed his day. 2 And Iob cryed out, and sayd, 3 Let the day perish, wherein I was borne, and the night when it was sayde, There is a man childe conceiued.
  • Job 3:11 : 11 Why died I not in the birth? or why dyed I not, when I came out of the wombe?
  • Job 3:20-22 : 20 Wherefore is the light giuen to him that is in miserie? and life vnto them that haue heauie hearts? 21 Which long for death, and if it come not, they would euen search it more then treasures: 22 Which ioy for gladnes, and reioyce, when they can finde the graue.
  • Job 5:2 : 2 Doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish, and enuie slayeth the idiote.
  • Job 13:19 : 19 Who is he, that will pleade with me? for if I nowe holde my tongue, I dye.
  • Ps 106:16 : 16 They enuied Moses also in the tentes, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord.
  • Prov 14:30 : 30 A sounde heart is the life of the flesh: but enuie is the rotting of the bones.
  • Eccl 4:4 : 4 Also I beheld all trauaile, & all perfection of workes that this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie & vexation of spirit.
  • Jer 20:14-18 : 14 Cursed be the day wherein I was borne: and let not the day wherein my mother bare me, be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man, that shewed my father, saying, A man child is borne vnto thee, and comforted him. 16 And let that man be as the cities, which the Lord hath ouerturned and repented not: and let him heare the cry in the morning, and the showting at noone tide, 17 Because he hath not slaine me, euen from the wombe, or that my mother might haue bene my graue, or her wobe a perpetual conception. 18 How is it, that I came forth of the wombe, to see labour and sorowe, that my dayes shoulde be consumed with shame?
  • John 4:3 : 3 Hee left Iudea, and departed againe into Galile.
  • John 4:8 : 8 For his disciples were gone away into the citie, to buy meate.
  • 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 For yee are yet carnall: for whereas there is among you enuying, and strife, and diuisions, are ye not carnall, and walke as men?
  • 2 Cor 7:10 : 10 For godly sorowe causeth repentance vnto saluation, not to be repented of: but the worldly sorowe causeth death.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 Enuie, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonie, and such like, whereof I tell you before, as I also haue tolde you before, that they which doe such things, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:
  • Jas 3:14 : 14 But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts, reioyce not, neither be liars against the trueth.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Doe ye thinke that the Scripture sayeth in vaine, The spirit that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie?
  • Gen 35:16-19 : 16 Then they departed from Beth-el, and when there was about halfe a daies iourney of ground to come to Ephrath, Rahel trauailed, and in trauailing she was in perill. 17 And whe she was in paines of her labour, the midwife saide vnto her, Feare not: for thou shalt haue this sonne also. 18 Then as she was about to yeelde vp the Ghost (for she died) she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Beniamin. 19 Thus died Rahel, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

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  • Gen 30:2-10
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    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.

    6Then said Rahel, God hath giuen sentence on my side, and hath also heard my voyce, and hath giuen mee a sonne: therefore called shee his name, Dan.

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

    8Then Rahel said, with excellent wrestlings haue I wrestled with my sister, & haue gotten the vpper hande: and shee called his name, Naphtali.

    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 29:31
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    31When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.

  • Gen 30:22-25
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    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.

    24And shee called his name Ioseph, saying, The Lord wil giue me yet another sonne.

    25And assoone as Rahel had borne Ioseph, Iaakob said to Laban, Sende me away that I may go vnto my place and to my countrey.

  • Gen 35:16-19
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    16Then they departed from Beth-el, and when there was about halfe a daies iourney of ground to come to Ephrath, Rahel trauailed, and in trauailing she was in perill.

    17And whe she was in paines of her labour, the midwife saide vnto her, Feare not: for thou shalt haue this sonne also.

    18Then as she was about to yeelde vp the Ghost (for she died) she called his name Ben-oni, but his father called him Beniamin.

    19Thus died Rahel, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

  • Gen 30:14-15
    2 verses
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    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 31:14
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    14Then answered Rahel and Leah, and sayde vnto him, Haue wee any more porcion and inheritance in our fathers house?

  • Gen 27:46
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    46Also Rebekah said to Izhak, I am weary of my life, for the daughters of Heth. If Iaakob take a wife of the daughters of Heth like these of the daughters of the lande, what auaileth it me to liue?

  • Gen 29:28-29
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    28Then Iaakob did so, and fulfilled her seuen yeeres, so he gaue him Rahel his daughter to be his wife.

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

  • Gen 29:16-18
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    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 25:22
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    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 46:19
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    19The sonnes of Rahel Iaakobs wife were Ioseph and Beniamin.

  • Gen 31:32-34
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    32But with whome thou findest thy gods, let him not liue. Search thou before our brethre what I haue of thine, & take it to thee, (but Iaakob wist not that Rahel had stolen them)

    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.

    34(Nowe Rahel had taken the idoles, & put them in the camels litter and sate downe vpon them) and Laban searched al the tent, but found them not.

  • Gen 30:17
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    17And God heard Leah and shee conceiued, and bare vnto Iaakob the fift sonne.

  • Gen 48:7
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    7Nowe when I came from Padan, Rahel died vpon mine hande in the lande of Canaan, by the way when there was but halfe a dayes iourney of grounde to come to Ephrath: and I buryed her there in the way to Ephrath: the same is Beth-lehem.

  • Gen 29:10-12
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    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.

    11And Iaakob kissed Rahel, and lift vp his voyce and wept.

    12(For Iaakob tolde Rahel, that he was her fathers brother, & that he was Rebekahs sonne) then she ranne and tolde her father.

  • Gen 30:19
    70%

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

  • Jer 31:15
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    15Thus saith the Lord, A voyce was heard on hie, a mourning and bitter weeping. Rahel weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.