Genesis 30:5 meaning and explanation

and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.

Genesis 30:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Rachel, still childless while her sister Leah has borne Jacob four sons, gives her servant Bilhah to Jacob as a surrogate, a custom also attested in the ancient Near East. Bilhah conceives and bears a son, and Rachel names him Dan, saying God has vindicated her.

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