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Genesis 29:30-32
International Children’s Bible
Genesis 29:30-32
International Children’s Bible
30 So Jacob had intimate relations with Rachel also. And Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.
Jacob’s Family Grows
31 The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. So the Lord made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,[a] because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. Surely now my husband will love me.”
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- 29:32 Reuben This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “he has seen my troubles.”
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