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 heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.

These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

Wives

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

While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Evil report

Now Eli was very old, and he kept hearing all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who were serving at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil.

For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers.

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife.

For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,

General references

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