Genesis 30:1-13 ▼

1 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”

3 Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”

4 So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,

5 and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.

6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.

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

8 Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.

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

10 And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

11 Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.

12 When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,

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