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The Children Born to Jacob

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was loved less than Rachel, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel remained childless. 32 Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, “The Lord has seen my trouble, and now my husband will love me”; so she named him Reuben.[a] 33 She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “The Lord has given me this son also, because he heard that I was not loved”; so she named him Simeon.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:32 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “see, a son” and “has seen my trouble.”
  2. Genesis 29:33 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “hear.”

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