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12 Zilpah gave birth to another son. 13 Leah said, “I am very happy! Now women will call me happy.” So she named that son Asher.[a]

14 During the wheat harvest Reuben went into the fields and found some special flowers.[b] He brought them to his mother Leah. But Rachel said to Leah, “Please give me some of your son’s flowers.”

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  1. Genesis 30:13 Asher This is like the Hebrew word meaning “blessed” or “happy.”
  2. Genesis 30:14 special flowers Or “mandrakes.” The Hebrew word means “love plant.” People thought these plants could help women have babies.

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