Genesis 30:5

5 She became pregnant and gave 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 Then Rachel said, "Here is my slave girl Bilhah. Have sexual relations with her so she can give birth to a child for me. Then I can have my own family through her."

4 So Rachel gave Bilhah, her slave girl, to Jacob as a wife, and he had sexual relations with her.

5 She became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.

6 Rachel said, "God has judged me innocent. He has listened to my prayer and has given me a son," so she named him Dan.

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