Verse 5

When Esau looked up and saw the women and the children, he asked,“Who are these people with you?” Jacob replied,“The children whom God has graciously given your servant.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 127:3 : 3 Yes, sons are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
  • Isa 8:18 : 18 Look, I and the sons whom the LORD has given me are reminders and object lessons in Israel, sent from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who lives on Mount Zion.
  • Gen 48:9 : 9 Joseph said to his father,“They are the sons God has given me in this place.” His father said,“Bring them to me so I may bless them.”
  • Ruth 4:13 : 13 A Grandson is Born to Naomi So Boaz married Ruth and slept with her. The LORD enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.
  • 1 Sam 1:27 : 27 For this boy I prayed, and the LORD has given me the request that I asked of him.
  • 1 Chr 28:5 : 5 From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.
  • Heb 2:13 : 13 Again he says,“I will be confident in him,” and again,“Here I am, with the children God has given me.”
  • Gen 30:2 : 2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”