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Jacob's household grows through Rachel, Leah, Bilhah, and Zilpah
Bilhah, Zilpah, and Leah bore Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah into Jacob's household. The names preserve the family's prayers, rivalry, grief, and gratitude (Genesis 30:1-21).
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📖 Genesis 30:1–3
1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. 2Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?” 3Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
Sources: Scripture — Genesis 30:1-21
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