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Zilpah, Leah`s handmaid, bore Jacob a second son.
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A Birth Born of Rivalry
Commentators note this birth is a direct result of the intense and painful rivalry between Leah and Rachel. Leah, seeing she had stopped bearing children, followed Rachel's example by giving her handmaid to Jacob. Matthew Henry highlights this as a sad illustration of how jealousy and strife can create mischief within a family, contrasting with God's call to peace.
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18th Century
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19th Century
Anglican
Leah ... took Zilpah ... : By ceasing to bear, Leah had lost her one hold upon her husband’s affection, and to re…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a second son . ] As well as Bilhah, and no more.
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