Genesis 29:31-33

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Jacob’s Family Grows

³¹ The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, so he made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children.

³² Leah gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben.^[a] She named him this because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. My husband does not love me. So now maybe my husband will love me.”

³³ Leah became pregnant again and had another son. She named this son Simeon.^[b] She said, “The Lord has heard that I am not loved, so he gave me this son.”