Genesis 35:25 BSB — MannaFest

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6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבְנֵ֤י	u.ve.Nei	and [the] sons of	H1121 →
בִלְהָה֙	vil.Hah	Bilhah	H1090 →
שִׁפְחַ֣ת	shif.Chat	[the] maidservant of	H8198 →
רָחֵ֔ל	ra.Chel	Rachel	H7354 →
דָּ֖ן	dan	Dan	H1835 →
וְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃	ve.naf.ta.Li	and Naphtali	H5321 →

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Genesis 37:2
This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father…
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- Genesis 35:25–26
  The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.
- Genesis 35:22
  While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
- 1 Samuel 2:22–24
  Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of…
- 1 Corinthians 11:18
  First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
- Genesis 10:1
  This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

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Genesis 30:6Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.Genesis 30:4–8So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,Genesis 46:23–25The son of Dan: Hushim.Genesis 37:2This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.Genesis 29:29Laban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.Genesis 30:8Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.Genesis 46:23The son of Dan: Hushim.Genesis 46:24The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.Genesis 46:25These are the sons of Jacob born to Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel—seven in all.

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