Genesis 29:31

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Genesis 29:31

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.

Deuteronomy 21:15

“If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved bear him sons, and if the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.

Psalm 127:3

Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
children, a reward.

Genesis 16:1

Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.

Genesis 20:18-2

for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

Genesis 25:21

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart: “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 29:30

Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

Genesis 30:1-2

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings.

Judges 13:2-3

There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of Dan, whose name was Manoah; his wife was unable to conceive and had no children.

1 Samuel 1:5

But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving.

1 Samuel 1:20

After some time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, because she said, “I requested him from the Lord.”

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this boy, and since the Lord gave me what I asked Him for,

1 Samuel 2:21

The Lord paid attention to Hannah’s need, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.

Malachi 1:3

but I hated Esau. I turned his mountains into a wasteland, and gave his inheritance to the desert jackals.”

Matthew 6:24

“No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money.

Matthew 10:37

The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

Luke 1:7

But they had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of them were well along in years.

Luke 14:26

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

John 12:25

The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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Summary

Genesis 29:31

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

Saw

Exodus 3:7

Was hated

He opened

General references

Genesis 20:17

Exodus 1:1

Deuteronomy 22:13

Bible References

Saw

Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of My people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I know about their sufferings.

Was hated

Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

“If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved bear him sons, and if the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

but I hated Esau. I turned his mountains into a wasteland, and gave his inheritance to the desert jackals.”

“No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money.

The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

He opened

Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.

for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

The Lord came to Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what He had promised.

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of Dan, whose name was Manoah; his wife was unable to conceive and had no children.

But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving.

The Lord paid attention to Hannah’s need, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.

Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
children, a reward.

But they had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of them were well along in years.

General references

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,

These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; each came with his family:

“If a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her, and comes to hate her,