Genesis 30:17

And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

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Interpretation

The desire, good in itself, but often too great and irregular, of being the mother of the promised Seed, with the honour of having many children, and the reproach of being barren, were causes of this unbecoming contest between the sisters.

Read with

This thought runs through Genesis 30:14-18.

Genesis 30:14 Genesis 30:15 Genesis 30:16 Genesis 30:17 Genesis 30:18

Glossary

Leah Person: Weary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel ( Gen. 29:16 ). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father ( Gen. 29:23 ). She was “tender-eyed” (17).