Rivalry in the Household

1When Rachel saw that she had borne no children to Jacob, she became jealous of her sister, and she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die!”

2Then Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld the fruit of the womb from you?”

3Then she said, “Here is my female servant Bilhah. Go in to her, so that she may bear on my knees, and I too may be built up through her.”

4So she gave him Bilhah her servant as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

5Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

6Then Rachel said, “God has judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son.” Therefore she called his name Dan.

7Bilhah, Rachel’s female servant, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

8Then Rachel said, “With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, and I have also prevailed.” So she called his name Naphtali.

9When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing children, she took Zilpah her female servant and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

10And Zilpah, Leah's female servant, bore Jacob a son.

11And Leah said, “Good fortune!” So she called his name Gad.

12And Zilpah, Leah's female servant, bore Jacob a second son.

13Then Leah said, “Happy am I! For women will call me happy.” So she called his name Asher.