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The sonsוּבְנֵיof Bilhah,בִלְהָהRachel’sרָחֵלslave woman:שִׁפְחַתDanדָּןand Naphtali.וְנַפְתָּלִי
Genesis 35:25
Study it in the app“The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman: Dan and Naphtali.”
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Genesis 35:25, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Bilhahבִלְהָהvilha
Bilhah
Bilhah, Rachel's slave, given to Jacob; mother of Dan and Naphtali. Also a place.
Where else “vilha” appears- Rachel’sרָחֵלrachel
Rachel
Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".
Where else “rachel” appears- slave womanשִׁפְחַתshifchat
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shifchat” appears- Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- and Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali
Naphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appears
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The sons of Jacob
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Genesis 35:22-26
22While Israel was dwelling in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. 23The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. 24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin. 25The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman: Dan and Naphtali. 26The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s slave woman: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
24The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
25 · This verse (above)
26The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s slave woman: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.
To study Genesis 35 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim tell Jacob to do at Bethel, and what did his household leave behind (vv. 1-4)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Jacob that he asks his household to put away the foreign gods (vv. 2-3)?
3. How I live it
What gets in the way of your trust in Elohim, and could you leave it behind?