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Genesis 29:32-30:24
Leah conceived, gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben, for she said,“ The LORD has seen my affliction; surely my husband will love me now.”She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said,“ The LORD heard that I am neglected and has given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon.She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said,“ At last, my husband will become attached to me because I have borne three sons for him.” Therefore he was named Levi.And she conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said,“ This time I will praise the LORD.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister.“ Give me sons, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.Jacob became angry with Rachel and said,“ Am I in the place of God? He has withheld offspring from you!”Then she said,“ Here is my maid Bilhah. Go sleep with her, and she’ll bear children for me so that through her I too can build a family.”So Rachel gave her slave Bilhah to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her.Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.Rachel said,“ God has vindicated me; yes, he has heard me and given me a son,” so she named him Dan.Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.Rachel said,“ In my wrestlings with God, I have wrestled with my sister and won,” and she named him Naphtali.When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a son.Then Leah said,“ What good fortune!” and she named him Gad.When Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,Leah said,“ I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.Reuben went out during the wheat harvest and found some mandrakes in the field. When he brought them to his mother Leah, Rachel asked,“ Please give me some of your son’s mandrakes.”But Leah replied to her,“ Isn’t it enough that you have taken my husband? Now you also want to take my son’s mandrakes?”“ Well then,” Rachel said,“ he can sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said,“ You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So Jacob slept with her that night.God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.Leah said,“ God has rewarded me for giving my slave to my husband,” and she named him Issachar.Then Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.“ God has given me a good gift,” Leah said.“ This time my husband will honor me because I have borne six sons for him,” and she named him Zebulun.Later, Leah bore a daughter and named her Dinah.Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.She conceived and bore a son, and she said,“ God has taken away my disgrace.”She named him Joseph and said,“ May the LORD add another son to me.”
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Deuteronomy 25:9
then his sister-in-law will go up to him in the sight of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she will declare,‘ This is what is done to a man who will not build up his brother’s house.’
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Genesis 35:16-20
They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.During her difficult labor, the midwife said to her,“ Don’t be afraid, for you have another son.”With her last breath— for she was dying— she named him Ben-oni, but his father called him Benjamin.So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath( that is, Bethlehem).Jacob set up a marker on her grave; it is the marker at Rachel’s grave still today.
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Psalms 128:3-6
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children, like young olive trees around your table.In this very way the man who fears the LORD will be blessed.May the LORD bless you from Zion, so that you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your lifeand will see your children’s children! Peace be with Israel.
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Matthew 2:6
And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah: Because out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.”
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Micah 5:2
Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; one will come from you to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin is from antiquity, from ancient times.
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Psalms 127:3-5
Sons are indeed a heritage from the LORD, offspring, a reward.Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one’s youth.Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them. They will never be put to shame when they speak with their enemies at the city gate.
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Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
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Psalms 132:6
We heard of the ark in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.
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Genesis 46:8-27
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt— Jacob and his sons: Jacob’s firstborn: Reuben.Reuben’s sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.Simeon’s sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.Levi’s sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.Issachar’s sons: Tola, Puvah, Jashub, and Shimron.Zebulun’s sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.These were Leah’s sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, as well as his daughter Dinah. The total number of persons: thirty-three.Gad’s sons: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.Asher’s sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malchiel.These were the sons of Zilpah— whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah— that she bore to Jacob: sixteen persons.The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt. They were born to him by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, a priest at On.Benjamin’s sons: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.These were Rachel’s sons who were born to Jacob: fourteen persons.Dan’s son: Hushim.Naphtali’s sons: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel. She bore to Jacob: seven persons.The total number of persons belonging to Jacob— his direct descendants, not including the wives of Jacob’s sons— who came to Egypt: sixty-six.And Joseph’s sons who were born to him in Egypt: two persons. All those of Jacob’s household who came to Egypt: seventy persons.
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Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah, saying to her: Our sister, may you become thousands upon ten thousands. May your offspring possess the city gates of their enemies.
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Numbers 26:1-65
After the plague, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,“ Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their ancestral families of those twenty years old or more who can serve in Israel’s army.”So Moses and the priest Eleazar said to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho,“ Take a census of those twenty years old or more, as the LORD had commanded Moses and the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt.”Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. Reuben’s descendants: the Hanochite clan from Hanoch; the Palluite clan from Pallu;the Hezronite clan from Hezron; the Carmite clan from Carmi.These were the Reubenite clans, and their registered men numbered 43,730.The son of Pallu was Eliab.The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram.( It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the community, who fought against Moses and Aaron; they and Korah’s followers fought against the LORD.The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them with Korah, when his followers died and the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.The sons of Korah, however, did not die.)Simeon’s descendants by their clans: the Nemuelite clan from Nemuel; the Jaminite clan from Jamin; the Jachinite clan from Jachin;the Zerahite clan from Zerah; the Shaulite clan from Shaul.These were the Simeonite clans, numbering 22,200 men.Gad’s descendants by their clans: the Zephonite clan from Zephon; the Haggite clan from Haggi; the Shunite clan from Shuni;the Oznite clan from Ozni; the Erite clan from Eri;the Arodite clan from Arod; the Arelite clan from Areli.These were the Gadite clans numbered by their registered men: 40,500.Judah’s sons included Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.Judah’s descendants by their clans: the Shelanite clan from Shelah; the Perezite clan from Perez; the Zerahite clan from Zerah.The descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron; the Hamulite clan from Hamul.These were Judah’s clans numbered by their registered men: 76,500.Issachar’s descendants by their clans: the Tolaite clan from Tola; the Punite clan from Puvah;the Jashubite clan from Jashub; the Shimronite clan from Shimron.These were Issachar’s clans numbered by their registered men: 64,300.Zebulun’s descendants by their clans: the Seredite clan from Sered; the Elonite clan from Elon; the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.These were the Zebulunite clans numbered by their registered men: 60,500.Joseph’s descendants by their clans from Manasseh and Ephraim:Manasseh’s descendants: the Machirite clan from Machir. Machir fathered Gilead; the Gileadite clan from Gilead.These were Gilead’s descendants: the Iezerite clan from Iezer; the Helekite clan from Helek;the Asrielite clan from Asriel; the Shechemite clan from Shechem;the Shemidaite clan from Shemida; the Hepherite clan from Hepher;Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons— only daughters. The names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.These were Manasseh’s clans, numbered by their registered men: 52,700.These were Ephraim’s descendants by their clans: the Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah; the Becherite clan from Becher; the Tahanite clan from Tahan.These were Shuthelah’s descendants: the Eranite clan from Eran.These were the Ephraimite clans numbered by their registered men: 32,500. These were Joseph’s descendants by their clans.Benjamin’s descendants by their clans: the Belaite clan from Bela; the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel; the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram;the Shuphamite clan from Shupham; the Huphamite clan from Hupham.Bela’s descendants from Ard and Naaman: the Ardite clan from Ard; the Naamite clan from Naaman.These were the Benjaminite clans numbered by their registered men: 45,600.These were Dan’s descendants by their clans: the Shuhamite clan from Shuham. These were the clans of Dan by their clans.All the Shuhamite clans numbered by their registered men: 64,400.Asher’s descendants by their clans: the Imnite clan from Imnah; the Ishvite clan from Ishvi; the Beriite clan from Beriah.From Beriah’s descendants: the Heberite clan from Heber; the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.These were the Asherite clans numbered by their registered men: 53,400.Naphtali’s descendants by their clans: the Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel; the Gunite clan from Guni;the Jezerite clan from Jezer; the Shillemite clan from Shillem.These were the Naphtali clans numbered by their registered men: 45,400.These registered Israelite men numbered 601,730.The LORD spoke to Moses,“ The land is to be divided among them as an inheritance based on the number of names.Increase the inheritance for a large tribe and decrease it for a small one. Each is to be given its inheritance according to those who were registered in it.The land is to be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes.Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”These were the Levites registered by their clans: the Gershonite clan from Gershon; the Kohathite clan from Kohath; the Merarite clan from Merari.These were the Levite family groups: the Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Kohath was the ancestor of Amram.The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,but Nadab and Abihu died when they presented unauthorized fire before the LORD.Those registered were 23,000, every male one month old or more; they were not registered among the other Israelites, because no inheritance was given to them among the Israelites.These were the ones registered by Moses and the priest Eleazar when they registered the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.But among them there was not one of those who had been registered by Moses and the priest Aaron when they registered the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.For the LORD had said to them that they would all die in the wilderness. None of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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Ruth 1:2
The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the fields of Moab and settled there.
