Genesis 30:5

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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.

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Genesis 30:5 In-Context

3 She said, "Here is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may bear on my knees, that through her I too may have children."
4 So she gave him her maid Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.
5 Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.
6 Then Rachel said, "God has vindicated me, and has indeed heard my voice and has given me a son." Therefore she named him Dan.
7 Rachel's maid Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
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