Genesis 30:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Genesis 30:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- Jacob’s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān , Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y , Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād , Gad, “overcoming, victory.” בגד bāgād , “in victory or”...
Genesis 30:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 29:31 to Genesis 30:24 . The Birth of Jacob's Children. This section is from JE, with slight touches from P. Roughly Genesis 29:31-35 ; Genesis 30:9-13 is from J, Genesis 30:1-6 ; G...
Genesis 30:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

children. Hebrew sons.
Genesis 30:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. And when Rachel saw. Here Moses begins to relate that Jacob was distracted with domestic strifes. But although the Lord was punishing him, because he had been guilty of no light sin in mar...
Genesis 30:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Give me children, or else I die - This is a most reprehensible spe...
Genesis 30:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Give me children, &c.— It is very evident from the text, that the foundation of this impatient and unbecoming behaviour in Rachel, was envy and jealousy of her sister: and therefore, though ste...
Genesis 30:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Rachel envied her sister. The maternal relation confers a...
Genesis 30:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jacob's Children. His Stratagem to Increase his Property 1. Rachel envied her sister] To be childless was regarded as a great reproach: cp. Luke 1:25 . Fruitfulness meant an addition of strength...
Genesis 30:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XXX. (1) Give me children, or else I die. — There is an Oriental proverb that a childless person is as good as dead; and this was probably Rachel’s meaning, and not that she should die of vexati...
Genesis 30:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Sons Born to Jacob Genesis 30:1-24 The details of this paragraph are given with great minuteness, because they concern the twelve sons of Jacob, the forefathers of Israel. After all, history is...
Genesis 30:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In reading these stories we must never forget that we are looking at things as they were in that far-gone time and must make all necessary allowances for the imperfect light in which these people liv...
Genesis 30:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The further relation of the events in Jacob's history, is contained in this Chapter. Of the increase of his family, his children; of the increase of his wealth and riches: until after fourt...
Genesis 30:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children ,.... In the space of three or four years after marriage, and when her sister Leah had had four sons: Rachel envied her sister ; the honour she...
Genesis 30:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 1. Give me children, or elso I die. ] She was sick of the...
Genesis 30:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Rachel envied her sister The Hebrew women considered barrenness as one of the greatest misfortunes that could befall them, not only from a natural desire of children, but from their eager wishes to...
Genesis 30:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN RACHEL AND LEAH The fruitfulness of Leah moved Rachel to jealousy, then her demand to Jacob for children moves him to anger (vs.1-2). We may see a serious lesson in Rachel's w...
Genesis 30:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Increase of Jacob's Family. B. C. 1745. 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no chi...
Genesis 30:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

GENESIS CHAPTER 30 Rachel being barren, envies her sister, impatiently desires children of Jacob, Genesis 30:1 . He is angry, and reproves her, Genesis 30:2 . She gives him her handmaid Bilha...
Genesis 30:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and she said to Jacob, “Give me children or I die.” Rachel's great distress at the way things have turned out is appa...
Genesis 30:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 30:1 . Give me children, or else I die.] Heb. “If none, I am a dead woman.” As to the raising up of seed, I shall be as good as dead. An old Jewish proverb says, “The chi...
Genesis 30:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 30:2 . Am I in God's stead. Rachel's impatience provoked Jacob's anger, because she asked of man whist was the prerogative of God to give. The rabbins remark here, that God keeps in his ow...
Genesis 30:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Rachel envied her sister. Rachel’s impatience I. IT WAS UNGODLY. 1. She was the victim of unholy passions. Envy and jealousy. 2. She took a despairing view of life. 3. She failed right...
Genesis 30:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 30:1 And when Rachel saw (apparently after, though probably before, the birth of Leah's fourth son) that she bare Jacob no children (literally, that she bare not to...
Genesis 30:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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. Barrenness was considered a special punishment and curse of God in...
Genesis 30:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

when Rachel. Genesis 29:31 Rachel envied. Genesis 37:11 1 Samuel 1:4-8 Psalms 106:16 Proverbs 14:30 Ecclesiastes 4:4 1 Corinthians 3:3 Galatians 5:21 Titus 3:3 James 3:14 James 4...
Genesis 30:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Rachel envied her sister — Envy is grieving at the good of another, than which no sin is more injurious both to God, our neighbour, and ourselves. But this was not all, she said to Jacob, give me c...

Genesis 30:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 30:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 30:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 30:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 30:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 30:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 30:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 30:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 30:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 30:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 30:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 30:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 30:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 30:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 30:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes