Genesis 30:9

God's Word

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as his wife.

Cross References

Genesis 16:3

After Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Abram’s wife Sarai took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

Genesis 29:24

(Laban had given his slave Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her slave.)

Genesis 29:35

She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” So she named him Judah [Praise]. Then she stopped having children.

Genesis 30:10

Leah’s slave Zilpah gave birth to a son for Jacob.

Genesis 30:17

God answered Leah’s prayer. She became pregnant and gave birth to her fifth son for Jacob.

Genesis 30:4

So she gave him her slave Bilhah as his wife, and Jacob slept with her.

Genesis 30:8

Rachel said, “I have had a great struggle  with my sister, and I have won!” So she named him Naphtali [My Struggle].

Genesis 46:18

These were the descendants of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. She gave birth to these children for Jacob. The total was 16.