1. Rachel was very jealous of Leah for having children, and she said to Jacob, “I'll die if you don't give me some children!”
2. But Jacob became upset with Rachel and answered, “Don't blame me! I'm not God.”
3. “Here, take my servant Bilhah,” Rachel told him. “Have children by her, and I'll let them be born on my knees to show that they are mine.”
4. Then Rachel let Jacob marry Bilhah,
5. and they had a son.
6. Rachel named him Dan, because she said, “God has answered my prayers. He has judged me and given me a son.”
7. When Bilhah and Jacob had a second son,
8. Rachel said, “I've struggled hard with my sister, and I've won!” So she named the boy Naphtali.
9. When Leah realized she could not have any more children, she let Jacob marry her servant Zilpah,
10. and they had a son.
11. “I'm really lucky,” Leah said, and she named the boy Gad.