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30 So Jacob had sexual relations with Rachel also. And Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah. Jacob worked for Laban for another seven years.

Jacob’s Family Grows

31 The Lord saw that Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah, so he made it possible for Leah to have children. But Rachel did not have any children.

32 Leah gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben.[a] She named him this because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. My husband does not love me. So now maybe my husband will love me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 29:32 Reuben This is like the Hebrew word meaning “Look, a son.”

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