"And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night."
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Verse Genesis 30:16. _I HAVE HIRED THEE_] We may remark among the
Jewish women an intense desire of having children; and it seems to
have been produced, not from any peculiar affection for children, b...
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- Jacob’s Family and Wealth
6. דן _dān_, Dan, “judge, lord.”
8. נפתלי _naptālı̂y_, Naphtali, “wrestling.”
11. גד _gād_, Gad, “overcoming, victory.” בגד _bāgād_,
“in victory or” =גד בא _bā'_ _...
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CHAPTER 30 JACOB WITH LABAN
_ 1. The sons of Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali (Genesis 30:1)_
2. The sons of Zilpah: Gad and Asher (Genesis 30:9)
3. The children of Leah: Issachar, Zebulon and Dinah (Genes...
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GENESIS 29:31 TO GENESIS 30:24. THE BIRTH OF JACOB'S CHILDREN. This
section is from JE, with slight touches from P. Roughly Genesis 29:31;
Genesis 30:9 is from J, Genesis 30:1; Genesis 30:8 is from E,...
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Genesis 29:31 to Genesis 30:24. Birth of Jacob's Children
31 35 (J); Genesis 30:1-24 (J, E and P)
In this section is narrated the account of the birth of eleven sons
and one daughter. Six of the son...
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3. _Jacob's Family_ (Genesis 29:31 to Genesis 30:24).
_Basic Facts:_ (1) Jacob became the father of twelve sons and one
daughter. The inferior value set on a daughter is displayed in the
bare announce...
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_AND REUBEN WENT IN THE DAYS OF WHEAT HARVEST, AND FOUND MANDRAKES IN
THE FIELD, AND BROUGHT THEM UNTO HIS MOTHER LEAH. THEN RACHEL SAID TO
LEAH, GIVE ME, I PRAY THEE, OF THY SON'S MANDRAKES._
Reuben...
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JACOB'S CHILDREN. HIS STRATAGEM TO INCREASE HIS PROPERTY
1. Rachel envied her sister] To be childless was regarded as a great
reproach: cp. Luke 1:25. Fruitfulness meant an addition of strength
and p...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 30
JACOB HAS 6 MORE SONS
V1 Rachel saw that she produced no children for Jacob. And she was
angry with her sister because her sister was successf...
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THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham begat Isaac — The _Tôldôth_ in its original form gave
probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his de...
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וַ יָּבֹ֨א יַעֲקֹ֣ב מִן ־הַ שָּׂדֶה֮
בָּ † עֶרֶב֒ וַ תֵּצֵ֨א לֵאָ֜ה לִ
קְרָאתֹ֗ו...
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SONS BORN TO JACOB
Genesis 30:1
The details of this paragraph are given with great minuteness, because
they concern the twelve sons of Jacob, the forefathers of Israel.
After all, history is made in...
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In reading these stories we must never forget that we are looking at
things as they were in that far-gone time and must make all necessary
allowances for the imperfect light in which these people live...
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JOSEPH, RACHEL'S FIRSTBORN
There are two possible reasons Rachel wanted the mandrakes, a
poisonous plant of the potato family. She may have thought they
produced fertility, since many in that region...
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29 THROUGH 35.
I have no doubt that in the two wives, as I have said, we have the
Gentiles and Israel: Rachel first loved on the earth, but not
possessed; bu...
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AND JACOB CAME OUT OF THE FIELD IN THE EVENING,.... From feeding his
flocks;
AND LEAH WENT OUT TO MEET HIM; knowing full well the time he used to
come home:
AND SAID, THOU MUST COME IN UNTO ME; into...
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And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to
meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired
thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night...
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1 Rachel in griefe for her barrennesse, giueth Bilhah her mayd vnto
Iacob.
5 She beareth Dan and Naphtali.
9 Leah giueth Zilpah her mayd, who beareth Gad and Asher.
14 Reuben findeth Mandrakes, wit...
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The Last Children of Leah...
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SECOND SECTION
_Jacob’s wives and children. Jacob and Rachel, Laban’s youngest
daughter. First and second treaty with Laban. His involuntary
consummation of marriage with Leah. The double marriage. L...
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THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN RACHEL AND LEAH
The fruitfulness of Leah moved Rachel to jealousy, then her demand to
Jacob for children moves him to anger (vs.1-2). We may see a serious
lesson in Rachel's word...
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14-24 The desire, good in itself, but often too great and irregular,
of being the mother of the promised Seed, with the honour of having
many children, and the reproach of being barren, were causes of...
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He ratified their agreement, that he might preserve peace and love
amongst them....
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These Chapter s present to us the history of Jacob at least, the
principal scenes in that history. The Spirit of God here sets before
us the deepest instruction, first, as to God's purpose of infinite...
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Genesis 30:16 Jacob H3290 came H935 (H8799) field H7704 evening H6153
Leah H3812 out H3318 (H8799) meet H7125 (H8800) said H559 (H8799) in
H935 (H8799) surely H7936 (H8800) hired H7936 (H8804) sons H1...
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‘And Jacob came from the open country in the evening and Leah went
out to meet him and said, “You must come in to me for I have surely
hired you (‘sachar' - to hire for wages) with my son's mandrakes....
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CONTENTS: Jacob's posterity in Padan-aram. Another bargain between
Jacob and Laban.
CHARACTERS: Rachael, Jacob, Laban, Leah, Joseph.
CONCLUSION: The toiling and scheming of men is the result of igno...
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Genesis 30:2. _Am I in God's stead._ Rachel's impatience provoked
Jacob's anger, because she asked of man whist was the prerogative of
God to give. The rabbins remark here, that God keeps in his own h...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 30:14 Leah buys from Rachel the right to lie
with Jacob. Having agreed to this with her sister, she says to Jacob,
I HAVE HIRED YOU WITH MY SON’S MANDRAKES. The context suggest...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 30:14. Mandrakes.] “The mandrake is universally distributed
in all parts of Palestine, and its fruit is much valued by the
natives, who still hold to the belief, as old as th...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 30:14
AND REUBEN (at this time four or five years old) WENT (probably
accompanying the reapers) IN THE DAYS OF WHEAT HARVEST, AND FOUND
MANDRAKES—דּוּדָאים, μῆλα μαδραγορῶν,_
_(L...
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Now when Rachel saw that she could not bare Jacob children, Rachel
envied her sister; and she said to Jacob, Give me children, or else
I'm going to die. And Jacob was angry with her: and he said, Am I...
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Genesis 30:16...