Genesis 30:5

5 Bilhah became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.

Genesis 30:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 30:5

And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
] This was so far countenanced by the Lord, that he blessed her with conception, and Jacob with a son by her.

Genesis 30:5 In-Context

3 She said, "Here is my slave Bilhah; sleep with her, so that she can have a child for me. In this way I can become a mother through her."

4 So she gave Bilhah to her husband, and he had intercourse with her.

5 Bilhah became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.

6 Rachel said, "God has judged in my favor. He has heard my prayer and has given me a son"; so she named him Dan.

7 Bilhah became pregnant again and bore Jacob a second son.