Genesis 30:9
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 30
“When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.”Genesis 30:9
What Does Genesis 30:9 Mean?
Genesis 30:9 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 30, verse 9 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 30:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 30:4“And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.”Genesis 29:24“And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.”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 29:35“And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.”Genesis 30:3“And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.”Genesis 30:17“And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.”Genesis 35:26“And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.”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.”Genesis 16:2“And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.”Genesis 46:18“These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.”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.”
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