Quotes about Family
And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
- Genesis 30:7
Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
- Genesis 30:8
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
- Genesis 30:9
And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
- Genesis 30:10
But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
- Genesis 30:15
Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
- Genesis 30:18
Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
- Genesis 30:19
“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
- Genesis 30:20
After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
- Genesis 30:21
She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
- Genesis 30:24
Now after Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me on my way so I can return to my homeland.
- Genesis 30:25
Give me my wives and children for whom I have served you, that I may go on my way. You know how hard I have worked for you.”
- Genesis 30:26