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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 30:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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30:1-8 Rachel’s naming of sons through Bilhah does not reflect faith as Leah’s namings had. Rachel felt wronged over the marriage and her barrenness. The names of Bilhah’s sons reflect Rachel’s bitter struggle with her sister and her feeling of some victory. 30:1-2 In that culture, it was like death for a woman not to have children (cp. 1 Sam 1); only God could open Rachel’s womb.
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