Genesis 30:14

New American Bible - revised edition

One day, during the wheat harvest, Reuben went out and came upon some mandrakes in the field which he brought home to his mother Leah. Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”

Cross References

Genesis 25:30

He said to Jacob, “Let me gulp down some of that red stuff; I am famished.” That is why he was called Edom.

Genesis 30:15

Leah replied, “Was it not enough for you to take away my husband, that you must now take my son’s mandrakes too?” Rachel answered, “In that case Jacob may lie with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

Genesis 30:16

That evening, when Jacob came in from the field, Leah went out to meet him. She said, “You must have intercourse with me, because I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So that night he lay with her,

Song of Solomon 7:13

Let us go early to the vineyards, and see if the vines are in bloom, If the buds have opened, if the pomegranates have blossomed; There will I give you my love.

Ezekiel 48:25

Along the territory of Simeon from the eastern border to the western border: Issachar, one portion.