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Genesis 30:6-24

6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; he has listened to my plea and given me a son.” Because of this she named him Dan.

7 Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

8 Then Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle with my sister, and I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.

9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her maidservant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11 Then Leah said, “What good fortune!” So she named him Gad.

12 Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

13 Then Leah said, “How happy I am! The women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.

14 During wheat harvest, Reuben went out into the fields and found some mandrake plants, which he brought to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

15 But she said to her, “Wasn’t it enough that you took away my husband? Will you take my son’s mandrakes too?”
“Very well,” Rachel said, “he can sleep with you tonight in return for your son’s mandrakes.”

16 So when Jacob came in from the fields that evening, Leah went out to meet him. “You must sleep with me,” she said. “I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So he slept with her that night.

17 God listened to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son.

18 Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.

19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.

20 Then Leah said, “God has presented me with a precious gift. This time my husband will treat me with honor, because I have borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.

21 Some time later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

22 Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and opened her womb.

23 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”

24 She named him Joseph, and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”

Cross References for Genesis 30:6-24

Isaiah 7:14 - Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give bi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 7:14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 7:14

Genesis 29:32-35 - Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “It is becaus... Click to read the verse Genesis 29:32-35 Click to read the verse Genesis 29:32-35

Judges 18:29 - They named it Dan after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be... Click to read the verse Judges 18:29 Click to read the verse Judges 18:29

Genesis 16:2 - so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant... Click to read the verse Genesis 16:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 16:2

Psalms 43:1 - Psalm 43 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from dece... Click to read the verse Psalms 43:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 43:1

Genesis 35:25 - The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali. Click to read the verse Genesis 35:25 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:25

Genesis 29:33 - She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I ... Click to read the verse Genesis 29:33 Click to read the verse Genesis 29:33

Genesis 49:16-17 - “Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. Click to read the verse Genesis 49:16-17 Click to read the verse Genesis 49:16-17

Jeremiah 13:2 - So I bought a belt, as the Lord directed, and put it around my waist. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:2

Jeremiah 13:24 - “I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:24 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:24

Lamentations 3:59 - You have seen, O Lord, the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause! Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:59 Click to read the verse Lamentations 3:59

Jeremiah 15:14-20 - I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for my anger will kindle a fire t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 15:14-20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 15:14-20

Genesis 46:23 - The son of Dan: Hushim. Click to read the verse Genesis 46:23 Click to read the verse Genesis 46:23

Psalms 35:24 - Vindicate me in your righteousness, O Lord my God; do not let them gloat over me. Click to read the verse Psalms 35:24 Click to read the verse Psalms 35:24

Deuteronomy 33:22 - About Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, springing out of Bashan.” Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 33:22 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 33:22

Genesis 30:17 - God listened to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son. Click to read the verse Genesis 30:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 30:17

Genesis 49:16 - “Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel. Click to read the verse Genesis 49:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 49:16