Genesis 29:31

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When the Lord saw that Leah was neglected,  he opened her womb;  but Rachel was unable to conceive.

Cross References

Matthew 10:37

The one who loves a father or mother more than me is not worthy of me;   the one who loves a son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

1 Samuel 2:21

The Lord paid attention to Hannah’s need,  and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.

1 Samuel 1:5

But he gave a double  portion  to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving.

Deuteronomy 21:15

‘If a man has two wives, one loved and the other neglected, and both the loved and the neglected bear him sons, and if the neglected wife has the firstborn son,

Genesis 20:18

for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, ‘I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out  because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings,

Genesis 29:30

Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

John 12:25

The one who loves his life will lose it,   and the one who hates   his life   in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Luke 14:26

‘If anyone comes to me   and does not hate   his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters #– #yes, and even his own life #– #he cannot be my disciple.

Luke 1:7

But they had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of them were well on in years.

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.

Genesis 27:41

Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau determined in his heart, ‘The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’

Genesis 25:21

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless.  The Lord was receptive to his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Malachi 1:3

but I hated Esau.  I turned his mountains into a wasteland, and gave his inheritance to the desert jackals.’

Matthew 6:24

‘No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this boy,  and since the Lord gave me what I asked him for,

1 Samuel 1:20

After some time,  Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,  because she said, ‘I requested him from the Lord.’

Genesis 16:1

Abram’s wife, Sarai, had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.

Acts 7:8

And so he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. After this, he fathered Isaac and circumcised  him on the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

Genesis 29:32

Leah conceived, gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben,  for she said, ‘The Lord has seen my affliction;  surely my husband will love me now.’

Genesis 35:23

Leah’s sons were Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Ruth 4:13

Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. He slept with her, and the Lord granted conception to her, and she gave birth to a son.

Genesis 11:30

Sarai was unable to conceive;  she did not have a child.