And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.
And Bilhah, Rachel’s maid, conceived again,…. Soon after the birth of her first child:
and bare Jacob a second son; this was his sixth son, but the second by Bilhah.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘And Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son, and Rachel said, “With powerful wrestlings (literally ‘wrestlings of God’) have I wrestled (niphtal) with my sister and have prevailed.” And she called his name Naphtali.’
The rivalry between the two sisters comes out vividly. Rachel feels that she is having a great battle with her sister, and that she has now succeeded. The wrestlings must be seen as through prayer. She has fought for her position before God. Jacob will later be seen as wrestling with God although the Hebrew word is different (Gen 32:24).
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
am 2257, bc 1747, Gen 30:7
Reciprocal: Gen 46:24 – Naphtali Num 1:42 – Naphtali Eze 48:3 – Naphtali