And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
We have here the bad consequences of that strange marriage which Jacob made with the two sisters. Here is, I. An unhappy disagreement between him and Rachel (Gen 30:1, Gen 30:2), occasioned, not so much by her own barrenness as by her sister's fruitfulness.
Commenting on Genesis 30:1-13
And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bare Jacob a second son. As well as Bilhah, and no more. And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bare Jacob a second son. As well as Bilhah, and no more. Genesis 30:13 gen 30:13 gen 30:13 gen 30:13And Leah said,....
Gen 30:9-13 Zilpah’s Sons. - But Leah also was not content with the divine blessing bestowed upon her by Jehovah. The means employed by Rachel to retain the favour of her husband made her jealous; and jealousy drove her to the employment of the same means. Jacob begat two sons by Zilpah her maid.
Commenting on Genesis 30:9-13