Genesis 30:1

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Summary

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.

When rachel

Genesis 29:31

Rachel envied

Or else i die

Bible References

When rachel

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

Rachel envied

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD,

A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.

Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?

envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"?

Or else i die

Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor.

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness."

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, "It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers."

After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Who is there who will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die.

Cursed be the day on which I was born! The day when my mother bore me, let it not be blessed!

he left Judea and departed again for Galilee.

For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.