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Jacob’s Family Grows

31 When the Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, he made it possible for Leah to have children, but not Rachel. 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.”

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

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Footnotes

  1. 29:32 Reuben This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “he has seen my troubles.”
  2. 29:33 Simeon This name sounds like the Hebrew word for “has heard.”

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