Cross references
Genesis 30:3
Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
- a Literally bear children on my knees
Genesis 30:3 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 50:23 (5 votes) and Job 3:12 (4 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Genesis 16 to Acts 7.
Which verses does Genesis 30:3 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Genesis 50:235 votes
He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.
- Job 3:124 votes
Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?
- Genesis 16:2–33 votes
So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.
- Genesis 30:93 votes
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
- Ruth 4:113 votes
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
Which verses point to Genesis 30:3?
The 10 strongest of 11.