Genesis 30:2

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Jacob became angry with Rachel and asked, “Can I take the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”

Cross References

Genesis 16:2

So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Why don’t you sleep with my slave? Maybe I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed with Sarai.

Genesis 20:18

(The Lord had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech’s household to have children because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.)

Genesis 25:21

Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

Genesis 29:31

When the Lord saw Leah was unloved, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel had none.

Genesis 31:36

Then Jacob became angry and confronted Laban. “What is my crime?” Jacob demanded of Laban. “What is my offense that you have come chasing after me?

Genesis 50:19

Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid! I can’t take God’s place.

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes ⌞in distress⌟. He asked, “Am I God? Can I kill someone and then bring him back to life? This man sends someone to me so that I can cure his skin disease! All of you should realize and understand that he’s trying to pick a fight with me.”

Psalm 113:9

He makes a woman who is in a childless home a joyful mother. Hallelujah!

Psalm 127:3

Children are an inheritance from the Lord. They are a reward from him.

Exodus 32:19

When he came near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. In a burst of anger Moses threw down the tablets and smashed them at the foot of the mountain.

Matthew 5:22

But I can guarantee that whoever is angry with another believer  will answer for it in court. Whoever calls another believer an insulting name will answer for it in the highest court. Whoever calls another believer a fool will answer for it in hellfire.

Mark 3:5

Jesus was angry as he looked around at them. He was deeply hurt because their minds were closed. Then he told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held it out, and his hand became normal again.

Luke 1:42

She said in a loud voice, “You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child that you will have.

Ephesians 4:26

Be angry without sinning. Don’t go to bed angry.

1 Samuel 1:5

He would also give one portion to Hannah because he loved her, even though the Lord had kept her from having children.