Chapter 30 takes place over years. Jacob is
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and face. Now Jacob loved Rachel,
– Genesis 29:16-18 (NASB95)
Rachel was but Leah was
Leah: weary; tired, cow (ISBE)
(vv. 1-2)
Rachel is pretty but she’s
Rachel: ewe (Easton’s)
It is better to live alone in the desert than with a crabby, complaining wife. – Proverbs 21:19 (NLT)
(Jacob) “You must bury me” (where) “I buried Leah.” – Genesis 49:29-31 (TLB)
Rachel doesn’t (v.1)
Rachel trusts in the
Rachel…was the one who had stolen the idols – Genesis 31:34-35 (TLB)
Rachel others for her (v.1)
Rachel finds the answer in her (v.3)
Code of Hammurabi #144, 145, 146
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp
Jacob said… All the years of my life have been few and painful; – Genesis 47:9 (NET)
So Jacob marries Bilhah but she’s (v.4)
Bilhah: confused (Hitchcock’s), faltering (Easton’s)
(vv.5-6) Dan: judgment; he that judges (Hitchcock’s)
(vv.7-8) Naphtali: my wrestling (Strong’s)
Rachel named him Naphtali, for she said, “I have had an intense struggle with my sister, and I am winning!”
– Genesis 30:8 (NLT)
(v.9) Zilpah: drooping (Easton’s)
(vv.10-11) Gad: lord of fortune, or troop of Baal (Easton’s)
Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad. (NASU)
And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. (KJV)
(vv.12-13) Asher: happy (Easton’s)
(vv.17-18) Issachar: Yissakar
Sakar: payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
(vv.19-20) Zebulon: dwelling; habitation (Hitchcock’s)
(Leah) Surely my husband will love me now.” – Genesis 29:32 (NIV)
(Leah) gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons – Genesis 29:34 (NIV)
(v.21) Dinah: judged (Easton’s)
(Jacob) took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters
– Genesis 46:7 (NIV) (and Genesis 37:34-35)
(vv.22-24) Joseph: Yowceph – let him add (Strong’s)
If I’m not satisfied with
I won’t be satisfied with