Genesis 30:1

New American Bible - revised edition

When Rachel saw that she had not borne children to Jacob, she became envious of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children or I shall die!”

Cross References

Genesis 29:31

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he made her fruitful, while Rachel was barren.

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers were furious at him but his father kept the matter in mind.

1 Kings 19:4

and went a day’s journey into the wilderness, until he came to a solitary broom tree and sat beneath it. He prayed for death: “Enough, Lord! Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”

Job 13:19

If anyone can make a case against me, then I shall be silent and expire.

Job 3:11

Why did I not die at birth, come forth from the womb and expire?

Job 5:2

Surely impatience kills the fool and indignation slays the simpleton.

Psalm 106:16

In the camp they challenged Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil mind gives life to the body, but jealousy rots the bones.

Proverbs 30:16

Sheol, a barren womb, land that never gets its fill of water, and fire, which never says, “Enough!”

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all toil and skillful work is the rivalry of one person with another. This also is vanity and a chase after wind.

Numbers 11:15

If this is the way you will deal with me, then please do me the favor of killing me at once, so that I need no longer face my distress.” The Seventy Elders.

Numbers 11:29

But Moses answered him, “Are you jealous for my sake? If only all the people of the Lord were prophets! If only the Lord would bestow his spirit on them!”

John 4:3

he left Judea and returned to Galilee. The Samaritan Woman.

John 4:8

His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still of the flesh. While there is jealousy and rivalry among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving in an ordinary human way?

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow produces a salutary repentance without regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.

Galatians 5:21

occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.

James 3:14

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

James 4:5

Or do you suppose that the scripture speaks without meaning when it says, “The spirit that he has made to dwell in us tends toward jealousy”?

1 Samuel 1:10

In her bitterness she prayed to the Lord, weeping freely,