Genesis 30:8 meaning and explanation

Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.

Genesis 30:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Rachel, still childless while her sister Leah bears sons, has just had a second son through her servant Bilhah. Her words are a wordplay on the name Naphtali, from the Hebrew naphtulim, meaning my wrestlings or struggles.

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