Genesis 30:1
“And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.”
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
Cross-References
“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”
“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.”
“And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”
“And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.”
“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”