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DAY 30 OF 50

GENESIS 30

JACOB’S CHILDREN THROUGH BILHAH, ZILPAH, LEAH, + RACHEL

Rachel is envious of Leah for being able to have children and tells Jacob that she will die if she does not have children.

Similar to Sarah’s strategy with Hagar in Genesis 16, Rachel gives Jacob her servant Bilhah to have a child with her. Bilhah has two sons with Jacob, named Dan and Naphtali.

Leah also wants to give Jacob more children, so she offers her servant, Zilpah. Zilpah has two sons with Jacob as well, named Gad and Asher.

Leah trades some of her mandrakes with Rachel for a night with Jacob. Leah gets pregnant twice more, first with Issachar and then with Zebulun.

God remembered Rachel and opens her womb, allowing her to conceive. Rachel gets pregnant with Joseph, Jacob’s son whom he loves the most.

STUDY QUESTIONS

How do Leah and Rachel attempt to take matters into their own hands? What does it say about God that He works through their brokenness to build the nation of Israel?

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