Genesis 29:31
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 29
“And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”Genesis 29:31
What Does Genesis 29:31 Mean?
Genesis 29:31 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 29, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Genesis 29:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 30:22“And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.”Genesis 30:1“And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.”1 Samuel 2:21“And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.”Psalms 127:3“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”Genesis 20:18“For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.”Deuteronomy 21:15“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”Ruth 4:13“So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.”1 Samuel 1:5“But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.”Matthew 10:37“He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”1 Timothy 6:10“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”Genesis 29:30“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”Genesis 30:23“And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:”Exodus 3:7“And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;”Judges 13:2“And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.”Luke 1:7“And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.”Genesis 20:17“So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.”Genesis 25:21“And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.”Genesis 27:41“And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.”Genesis 30:2“And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?”Malachi 1:3“And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.”
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