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

This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of 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. In the day that God created man, he made him in God's likeness.

This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.

Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

Wives

She gave him Bilhah her handmaid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.

It happened, while Israel lived in that land, that 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 heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how that they lay with the women who served at the door of 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 concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even among the Gentiles, that one has his father's wife.

For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

General references

The sons of Bilhah (Rachel's handmaid): Dan and Naphtali.