Genesis 30:1-13

The Sons of Jacob

¹Now when Rachel saw that she had not borne Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I am going to die.” ²Then Jacob’s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?” ³Then she said, “Here is my female slave Bilhah: have relations with her that she may give birth on my knees, so that by her I too may obtain a child.” ⁴So she gave him her slave Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had relations with her. ⁵Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son. ⁶Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me, and has indeed heard my voice and has given me a son.” Therefore she named him Dan. ⁷And Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. ⁸So Rachel said, “With mighty wrestling I have wrestled with my sister, and I have indeed prevailed.” And she named him Naphtali.

⁹When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. ¹⁰And Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a son. ¹¹Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad. ¹²And Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. ¹³Then Leah said, “Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

Jacob Prospers