Genesis 30:23 — Meaning and Application

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“And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:”

Genesis 30:23

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And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. {Dinah: that is Judgment}

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son. {Joseph: that is, Adding}

And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.

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Genesis 30:1

"And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die."

Genesis 30:2

"And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, {Am} I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?"

Genesis 30:3

"And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. {have...: Heb. be built by her}"

Genesis 30:4

"And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her."

Genesis 30:5

"And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son."

Genesis 30:6

"And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. {Dan: that is, Judging}"

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