Genesis 30:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 30:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 30:4 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 30:4 — KJV
“And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.”
— Genesis 30:4 (KJV)
Genesis 30:4 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 30:4
“And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.”
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“So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.”
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“Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.”
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“Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.”
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“When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;”
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