Genesis 30:1

New International Reader's Version

Rachel saw that she wasn’t having any children by Jacob. So she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

Cross References

Genesis 29:31

The Lord saw that Jacob didn’t love Leah as much as he loved Rachel. So he let Leah have children. But Rachel wasn’t able to have children.

Genesis 37:11

His brothers were jealous of him. But his father kept the dreams in mind.

1 Kings 19:4

Then he traveled for one day into the desert. He came to a small bush. He sat down under it. He prayed that he would die. “Lord, I’ve had enough,” he said. “Take my life. I’m no better than my people of long ago.”

Job 13:19

Can others bring charges against me? If they can, I’ll keep quiet and die.

Job 3:11

“Why didn’t I die when I was born? Why didn’t I die as I came out of my mother’s body?

Job 5:2

Anger kills foolish people. Jealousy destroys those who are childish.

Psalm 106:16

In their camp some of them became jealous of Moses and Aaron. Aaron had been set apart to serve the Lord.

Proverbs 14:30

A peaceful heart gives life to the body. But jealousy rots the bones.

Proverbs 30:16

The first is the grave. The second is a woman who can’t have a baby. The third is land, which never gets enough water. And the fourth is fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I also saw that a person works hard and accomplishes a lot. But they do it only because they want what another person has. That doesn’t have any meaning either. It’s like chasing the wind.

Numbers 11:15

Is this how you are going to treat me? If you are pleased with me, just put me to death right now. Don’t let me live if I have to see myself destroyed anyway.”

Numbers 11:29

But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for me? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets. And I wish that the Lord would put his Spirit on them.”

John 4:3

So Jesus left Judea and went back again to Galilee.

John 4:8

His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?

2 Corinthians 7:10

Godly sadness causes us to turn away from our sins and be saved. And we are certainly not sorry about that! But worldly sadness brings death.

Galatians 5:21

It wants what others have. It gets drunk and takes part in wild parties. It does many things of that kind. I warn you now as I did before. People who live like this will not receive God’s kingdom.

Titus 3:3

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

James 3:14

But suppose your hearts are jealous and bitter. Suppose you are concerned only about getting ahead. Then don’t brag about it. And don’t say no to the truth.

James 4:5

Don’t you know what Scripture says? God wants the spirit in us to belong only to him. God caused this spirit to live in us. Don’t you think Scripture has a reason for saying this?

1 Samuel 1:10

Hannah was very sad. She wept and wept. She prayed to the Lord.