The Church Fathers on this verse

Genesis 30:7Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And again Bala conceived, and bore another,

Douay-Rheims

וַתַּ֣הַר ע֔וֹד וַתֵּ֕לֶד בִּלְהָ֖ה שִׁפְחַ֣ת רָחֵ֑ל בֵּ֥ן שֵׁנִ֖י לְיַעֲקֹֽב׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

John Chrysostom

4th centuryChurch Father

Ultimately, through the example of the servant, she understood that Jacob was not responsible for her barrenness. As a result, she considers the children born of the servant as her own and names them herself, discovering in this act her deepest source of comfort.