Genesis 37:2

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Summary

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

The generations

Wives

Genesis 30:4

Genesis 35:22

Evil report

1 Corinthians 11:18

General references

Genesis 35:25

Bible References

The generations

These are the generations of the heaven and the earth when they were made.

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made man, he made him in the image of God;

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters

Wives

So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

Evil report

Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.

Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers.

It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife.

For first of all, it has come to my ears that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and I take the statement to be true in part.

General references

The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali;