"Sibling Rivalry and Divine Intervention: The Sons of Leah and Bilhah"

Sons of Leah and Bilhah

When God saw that Jacob loved Leah less than Rachel

So he made Leah fertile but left Rachel barren.

Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a child.

Leah said, "God saved me from trouble."

Now my husband will love me more.

She named the child Reuben. Then Leah gave birth to another child and said, "My husband still does not love me, so God gave me another son so that my husband will love me."

She named the child Shamtun and then gave birth to a third child.

Leah said now my husband will definitely love me.

The child was named Levi, then Leah gave birth to a fourth child. Leah said I should praise God.

The child's name was Yehudar.

Rachel became jealous of her sister.

She said to Jacob, I want a child or I will die.

Jacob angrily said, "All this is God's will, I am not God."

Rachel said, "Give me a child with my maid Bilhah, if you stay with her, she will bear a child for me."

I will also be his mother.

Bilhah became pregnant and gave birth to a child according to Rachel.

Rachel said God heard my cry. The child was named Dan.

Bilha got pregnant again and gave birth to another son.

Then Rachel said I won the competition with my sister.
The child was named Taqali.

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