Genesis 30:24

Plain English Version

And Rachel named that baby Joseph. That name means he will give more. And Rachel said, “I’m asking God to give me another son.”

Cross References

Genesis 30:25

After Rachel had that baby, Jacob talked to his uncle Laban. Jacob said, “Let me go back to my home country.

Genesis 35:24

Jacob’s wife Rachel had 2 sons, – Joseph – Benjamin

Genesis 37:2

This is the story about what happened to Jacob’s family. Jacob’s son Joseph was 17 years old. And Joseph and his brothers looked after the sheep that belonged to their father Jacob. Joseph used to help 4 of his brothers to look after those sheep. 2 of those brothers were Bilhah’s sons, and the other 2 were Zilpah’s sons. Bilhah and Zilpah were Jacob’s wives. And Joseph told his father that those 4 brothers were doing bad things.

Genesis 37:4

Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved Joseph more than them. So they hated Joseph, and they couldn’t talk in a friendly way to him.

Genesis 42:6

At that time, Joseph was in charge of Egypt country, and he was the one that sold food to everybody. So Joseph’s brothers came to him, and they got down on their knees and put their faces near the ground, to show him respect.