KJV ORIGINAL
And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a second son.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Zilpah, who was Leah's servant, gave birth to a second son for Jacob.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the birth of Jacob's second son through Zilpah, Leah's servant, continuing the growth of Jacob's family.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the intense rivalry between Jacob's wives Rachel and Leah, who were competing to give him children. Since Leah had temporarily stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife so she could have more sons through her. This practice of using servants as surrogate mothers was common in ancient Near Eastern culture when wives couldn't conceive or wanted additional children.
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