Genesis 29:32-35
29:32 So Leah became pregnant
and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,
for she said, “The
Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition.
Surely my husband will love me now.”
29:33 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “Because the Lord heard that I was unloved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.
29:34 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.
29:35 She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
Genesis 30:6-13
30:6 Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me. He has responded to my prayer
and given me a son.” That is why
she named him Dan.
30:7 Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son.
30:8 Then Rachel said, “I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.
30:9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
30:10 Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son.
30:11 Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
30:12 Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son.
30:13 Leah said, “How happy I am, for women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.
Genesis 50:23
50:23 Joseph saw the descendants of Ephraim to the third generation.
He also saw the children of Makir the son of Manasseh; they were given special inheritance rights by Joseph.