Genesis 30:1

New Century Version

When Rachel saw that she was not having children for Jacob, she envied her sister Leah. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

Cross References

Genesis 29:31

When the Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, he made it possible for Leah to have children, but not Rachel.

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him, but his father thought about what all these things could mean.

1 Kings 19:4

Then Elijah walked for a whole day into the desert. He sat down under a bush and asked to die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he prayed. “Let me die. I am no better than my ancestors.”

Job 13:19

No one can accuse me of doing wrong. If someone can, I will be quiet and die.

Job 3:11

“Why didn’t I die as soon as I was born? Why didn’t I die when I came out of the womb?

Job 5:2

Anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the stupid.

Psalm 106:16

The people in the camp were jealous of Moses and of Aaron, the holy priest of the Lord.

Proverbs 14:30

Peace of mind means a healthy body, but jealousy will rot your bones.

Proverbs 30:16

the cemetery, the childless mother, the land that never gets enough rain, and fire that never says, ‘I’ve had enough!’

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I realized the reason people work hard and try to succeed: They are jealous of each other. This, too, is useless, like chasing the wind.

Numbers 11:15

If you are going to continue doing this to me, then kill me now. If you care about me, put me to death, and then I won’t have any more troubles.”

Numbers 11:29

But Moses answered, “Are you jealous for me? I wish all the Lord’s people could prophesy. I wish the Lord would give his Spirit to all of them!”

John 4:3

Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard about him, so he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

John 4:8

(This happened while Jesus’ followers were in town buying some food.)

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still not spiritual, because there is jealousy and quarreling among you, and this shows that you are not spiritual. You are acting like people of the world.

2 Corinthians 7:10

The kind of sorrow God wants makes people change their hearts and lives. This leads to salvation, and you cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has brings death.

Galatians 5:21

feeling envy, being drunk, having wild and wasteful parties, and doing other things like these. I warn you now as I warned you before: Those who do these things will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Titus 3:3

In the past we also were foolish. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We spent our lives doing evil and being jealous. People hated us, and we hated each other.

James 3:14

But if you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, do not brag. Your bragging is a lie that hides the truth.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scripture means nothing that says, “The Spirit that God made to live in us wants us for himself alone”?

1 Samuel 1:10

Hannah was so sad that she cried and prayed to the Lord.