No text from Poole on this verse.
- Jacob’s Family and Wealth 6. דן dān , Dan, “judge, lord.” 8. נפתלי naptālı̂y , Naphtali, “wrestling.” 11. גד gād , Gad, “overc...
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 ;...
And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. No JFB commentary on this verse.
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...
THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC ( Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29 ). THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS. Abraham begat Isaac — The Tôldôth in its original form gav...
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...
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...
And Leah conceived again ,.... For bearing children Jacob took more to her, and more frequently attended her apartment and bed: and bare Jacob a s...
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 (...
14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to...
‘And Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Jacob. And Leah said, “God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now will my husband dwell (zabal) with...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 30:14 . Mandrakes.] “The mandrake is universally distributed in all parts of Palestine, and its fruit is much valued by...
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....
EXPOSITION Genesis 30:14 And Reuben (at this time four or five years old) went (probably accompanying the reapers) in the days of whea...
The Last Children of Leah
Genesis 30:19
19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.