Genesis 30
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Genesis 30:1-8

1When 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!”

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

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

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

5Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

6Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer and given me a son.” That is why she named him Dan.

7Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.

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

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