Genesis 30:1-8

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30 Rachel, realizing she was barren, became envious of her sister. “Give me children or I’ll die,” she exclaimed to Jacob.

² Jacob flew into a rage. “Am I God?” he flared. “He is the one who is responsible for your barrenness.”

³ Then Rachel told him, “Sleep with my servant girl Bilhah, and her children will be mine.” ⁴ So she gave him Bilhah to be his wife, and he slept with her, ⁵ and she became pregnant and presented him with a son. ⁶ Rachel named him Dan (meaning “Justice”),^[a] for she said, “God has given me justice, and heard my plea and given me a son.” ⁷ Then Bilhah, Rachel’s servant girl, became pregnant again and gave Jacob a second son. ⁸ Rachel named him Naphtali (meaning “Wrestling”), for she said, “I am in a fierce contest with my sister and I am winning!”