Gen 30:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 30:1-8: 30:1-8 Rachel’s naming of sons through Bilhah does not reflect faith as Leah’s namings had. Rachel felt wronged over the marriage and her barrenness. The names of Bilhah’s sons reflect Rachel’s bitter struggle with her sister and her feeling of some victory. Summary for Gen 30:1-2: 30:1-2 In that culture, it was like death for a woman not to have children (cp. 1 Sam 1 ); only God could open Rachel’s womb.

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‏ Genesis 30:1-2

Summary for Gen 30:1-8: 30:1-8 ^a Rachel’s naming of sons through Bilhah does not reflect faith as Leah’s namings had. Rachel felt wronged over the marriage and her barrenness. The names of Bilhah’s sons reflect Rachel’s bitter struggle with her sister and her feeling of some victory.
Summary for Gen 30:1-2: 30:1-2 ^b In that culture, it was like death for a woman not to have children (cp. 1 Sam 1 ^c); only God could open Rachel’s womb.