Genesis 30:1–13

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

²Jacob became angry with her. He said, “Do you think I’m God? He’s the one who has kept you from having children.”

³Then she said, “Here’s my servant Bilhah. Make love to her so that she can have children for me. Then I too can have a family through her.”

⁴So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife. Jacob made love to her. ⁵And Bilhah became pregnant. She had a son by him. ⁶Then Rachel said, “God has stood up for my rights. He has listened to my prayer and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.

⁷Rachel’s servant Bilhah became pregnant again. She had a second son by Jacob. ⁸Then Rachel said, “I’ve had a great struggle with my sister. Now I’ve won.” So she named him Naphtali.

⁹Leah saw that she had stopped having children. So she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. ¹⁰Leah’s servant Zilpah had a son by Jacob. ¹¹Then Leah said, “What good fortune!” So she named him Gad.

¹²Leah’s servant Zilpah had a second son by Jacob. ¹³Then Leah said, “I’m so happy! The women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher.