Holy Scripture

Genesis 30:5

A church father on this verse
“(Chapter XXX.—Verses 5 and 6) And Bala conceived and bore a son to Jacob: and Rachel said: The Lord judged me, and heard my voice, and gave me a son: therefore she called his name Dan. She expressed the reason for the name, that because the Lord had judged her, a son of the handmaid, she would give the name of judgmen…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Hebrew Questions on Genesis

Source: Septuagint

Original

5And Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

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In context

3And Rachel said to Jacob, Behold my handmaid Bilhah, go in to her, and she shall bear upon my knees, and I also shall have children by her.

4And she gave him Bilhah her maid, for a wife to him; and Jacob went in to her.

— Genesis 30:5 —

6And Rachel said, God has given judgment for me, and hearkened to my voice, and has given me a son; therefore she called his name, Dan.

7And Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived yet again, and bore a second son to Jacob.

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