Genesis 30:5

5 and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to 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 And she saith, `Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;'

4 and she giveth to him Bilhah her maid-servant for a wife, and Jacob goeth in unto her;

5 and Bilhah conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son,

6 and Rachel saith, `God hath decided for me, and also hath hearkened to my voice, and giveth to me a son;' therefore hath she called his name Dan.

7 And Bilhah, Rachel's maid-servant, conceiveth again, and beareth a second son to Jacob,