Genesis 46:25 KJV
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
Matthew Henry
- Jacob and his family go to EgyptWe have here a particular account of Jacob's family. Though the fulfilling of promises is always sure, yet it is often slow. It was now 215 years since God...
Cross References
- Genesis 29:29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
- Genesis 30:3–8 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. …
- Genesis 35:22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Genesis 35:25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
- Exodus 1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1706 BC · Jacob Goes Down into Egypt
Bible Dictionary
- BilhahFaltering; bashful, Rachel’s handmaid, whom she gave to Jacob (Gen 29:29). She was the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen 30:3–8). Reuben...
- LabanWhite. (1.) The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. He lived at Haran in Mesopotamia. His sister Rebekah was...
- RachelEwe, “the daughter”, “the somewhat petulant, peevish, and self-willed though beautiful younger daughter” of Laban, and one of Jacob’s...
- JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen 25:26; Gen 27:36; Hos 12:2–4), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah....
Hebrew and Strong’s
- These are the sons אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Bilhah בִלְהָה bilhâ בִּלְהָה Proper name
- which Laban אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative לָבָן lābān לָבָן Proper name
- gave נָתַן nātan נָתַן Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- unto Rachel לְרָחֵל lĕrāḥēl רָחֵל Proper name · with preposition
- his daughter בִּתּוֹ bittô בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- and she bare וַתֵּלֶד wattēled יָלַד Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- these unto Jacob אֶת ʾet Object marker אֵלֶּה ʾēllê Pronoun לְיַעֲקֹב lĕyaʿăqōb יַעֲקֹב Proper name · with preposition
- all the souls כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct נֶפֶשׁ nepeš נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular
- seven שִׁבְעָה šibʿâ שֶׁבַע Number · masculine singular
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