Genesis 30:21 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

After that, she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse simply records that Leah had a daughter named Dinah after having six sons.

📚 Historical Context

In the biblical narrative of Genesis, chapter 30 describes the ongoing family expansion of Jacob, who had married Leah and Rachel, as they and their servants competed to bear children in a culture that highly valued offspring for lineage and inheritance. Leah, Jacob's first wife, had already given birth to several sons and now bears a daughter named Dinah, marking another step in the growth of the patriarch's household. This event occurs during Jacob's time in Paddan Aram, where he was building his family after fleeing from his brother Esau.

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