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I serve with thee for wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?

Rachel? | 28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.

27 Fulfill her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmaid, to be her maid.

30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

BIRTH OF

THE CHILDREN

OF ISRAEL

Birth of the Children of
Israel

* 31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

† 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

§ 34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

|| 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

33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, bearing.

*Gen. 18:9-15, and Gen. 25:19-23; also Gen. 29:31-Sarah, Rebekah and Rachel were barren for many years before the birth of Isaac, Jacob and Joseph.

+Gen. 29:31-32-Leah being hated while yearning for love caused her to worry. As a result Reuben failed to receive a right HEART-CHARACTER for stability.

Gen. 29:31-32-Reuben, That is, See a Son, that symbolizes God's dealings with Reuben which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days.

Gen. 29:33-Simeon, That is, Hearing, that symbolizes God's dealings with Simeon which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days.

§Gen. 29:34-Levi, That is, Joined, that symbolizes God's dealings with Levi which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days.

||Gen. 29:35-Judah, That is, Praise, that symbolizes God's dealings with Judah which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days.

GENESIS XXX:1-43-B. C. 1745 7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid

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4 And she gave him, Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

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8 And Rachel said, With great wrestling have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. § 9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name. Gad.

|| 12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

† 6 And Rachel said, God hath 13 And Leah said, Happy am I, judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a for the daughters will call me son: therefore called she his name blessed: and she called his name Dan. Asher.

*Gen. 30:1—“. . . Rachel envied her sister. . ." so that she could not wrestle with the Lord and with Bilhah for her son for the highest; as a result Dan failed to receive a right HEARTCHARACTER to give justice.

†Gen. 30:1-6-Dan, That is, Judging, that symbolizes God's dealings with Dan which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days.

#Gen. 30:7-8-Naphtali, That is, My Wrestling, that symbolizes God's dealing with Naphtali which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days.

§Gen. 30:9-11-Gad, That is, A Troop, that symbolizes God's dealings with Gad which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days.

||Gen. 30:12-13-Asher, That is, Happy, that symbolizes God's dealings with Asher which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days.

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