Genesis 30:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then Rachel said,“God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:24 : 24 Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!
  • Ps 43:1 : 1 Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
  • Lam 3:59 : 59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O LORD; pronounce judgment on my behalf!
  • Gen 49:16-17 : 16 Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 May Dan be a snake beside the road, a viper by the path, that bites the heels of the horse so that its rider falls backward.
  • Deut 33:22 : 22 Blessing on Dan Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s cub; he will leap forth from Bashan.
  • Gen 29:32-35 : 32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.” 33 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Because the LORD heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon. 34 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi. 35 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“This time I will praise the LORD.”That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
  • Gen 35:25 : 25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.
  • Gen 46:23 : 23 The son of Dan: Hushim.
  • Jer 13:2 : 2 So I bought the shorts in keeping with the LORD’s instructions and put them on.
  • Jer 13:24 : 24 “The LORD says,‘That is why I will scatter your people like chaff that is blown away by a desert wind.
  • Jer 15:14-20 : 14 I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you know nothing about. For my anger is like a fire that will burn against you.” 15 I said,“LORD, you know how I suffer. Take thought of me and care for me. Pay back for me those who have been persecuting me. Do not be so patient with them that you allow them to kill me. Be mindful of how I have put up with their insults for your sake. 16 As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies. 17 I did not spend my time in the company of other people, laughing and having a good time. I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you and because I was filled with anger at what they had done. 18 Why must I continually suffer such painful anguish? Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound? Will you let me down when I need you like a brook one goes to for water, but that cannot be relied on?” 19 Because of this, the LORD said,“You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them. 20 I will make you as strong as a wall to these people, a fortified wall of bronze. They will attack you, but they will not be able to overcome you. For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” says the LORD.

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  • Gen 30:7-8
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    7 Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.

    8 Then Rachel said,“I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.

  • Gen 30:1-5
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    1 When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob,“Give me children or I’ll die!”

    2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

    3 She replied,“Here is my servant Bilhah! Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and I can have a family through her.”

    4 So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob slept with her.

    5 Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

  • Gen 35:24-25
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    24 The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

    25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.

  • Gen 30:17-25
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    17 God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.

    18 Then Leah said,“God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” So she named him Issachar.

    19 Leah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a son for the sixth time.

    20 Then Leah said,“God has given me a good gift. Now my husband will honor me because I have given him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.

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

    22 Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.

    23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said,“God has taken away my shame.”

    24 She named him Joseph, saying,“May the LORD give me yet another son.”

    25 The Flocks of Jacob After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban,“Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.

  • 29 They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.

  • 16 Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.

  • 22 Blessing on Dan Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s cub; he will leap forth from Bashan.

  • Gen 35:16-19
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    16 They traveled on from Bethel, and when Ephrath was still some distance away, Rachel went into labor– and her labor was hard.

    17 When her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her,“Don’t be afraid, for you are having another son.”

    18 With her dying breath, she named him Ben Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.

    19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath(that is, Bethlehem).

  • 15 But Leah replied,“Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?”“All right,” Rachel said,“he may go to bed with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

  • 47 (The Danites failed to conquer their territory, so they went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. They put the sword to it, took possession of it, and lived in it. They renamed it Dan after their ancestor.)

  • Gen 29:31-33
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    31 The Family of Jacob When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

    32 So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said,“The LORD has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”

    33 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Because the LORD heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.

  • Gen 30:10-12
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    10 Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.

    11 Leah said,“How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.

    12 Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.

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

  • 29 (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

  • 35 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“This time I will praise the LORD.”That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.

  • 16 (Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.

  • 19 The sons of Rachel the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.