178. And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said unto Jacob. Give me children, or else I die.. And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel; and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb: And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in into her; and she shall bare upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife and Jacob went in unto her. And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. Genesis xxx. 1 to 5. 179. And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maid servants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Baehel's tent. Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them into the camel's furniture, and sat upon them, and Laban searched all the tent but found them not. And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord, that I cannot rise up before thee: for the custom of women is upon me: and he searched, but found not the images. Gen, xxxi. 33 to 35. |