Genesis 30:4
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 30
“And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.”Genesis 30:4
What Does Genesis 30:4 Mean?
Genesis 30:4 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 30, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Genesis 30:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 30:9“When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.”Genesis 35:22“And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:”Genesis 16:3“And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.”Genesis 21:10“Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.”Genesis 22:24“And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.”Genesis 25:1“Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.”Genesis 25:6“But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.”Genesis 33:2“And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.”Genesis 37:2“These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.”2 Samuel 12:11“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”Genesis 35:25“And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:”
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