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Genesis 30:4

King James Version (KJV)

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And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

Genesis 30:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 30:4

Theological / Devotional

Jacob went in unto her. Jacob’s laxity in marriage began with polygamy and ended in concubinage. Though God overruled this for the development of the seed of Israel, He did not thereby place His approval on such a custom.

By SdaBc