The Life of Jacob (10): How Jacob Came to Have Eleven Sons (Genesis 29:31-30:24) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. Leah's Slighting and the First Four
II. Rachel's Envy and the Second Four
III. Reuben's Mandrakes and the Next Three
Robert Harbach: “Now the semblance of a duel arises between these sisters in which they contend by substitution and counter-substitution of their handmaids in their places as wives. On their part, this reveals pride, craftiness, impatience, strife, jealousy, distrust of God and violation of the bond of marriage. The duel was as though they were hitting each other over the head with the new born babies” (Studies in Genesis, p. 596).