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Bilhah, Rachel`s handmaid, conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
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A Birth Born from Rivalry
Commentators observe that this verse, while a simple statement of fact, occurs within a story of intense family conflict. This second birth through Bilhah is not just a blessing but another event in the painful rivalry between Rachel and Leah. Scholars like Matthew Henry point to this dynamic as a cautionary tale about the destructive nature of envy and the problems that arise from deviating from God's plan for marriage and family.
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18th Century
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THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again Soon after the birth of her first child: and bore Jacob a sec…
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Rachel envied her sister: envy is grieving at the good of another—a sin than which none is more hateful to God, or more hurtful to our neighbors an…