Rachel had four sons if we count the two sons bare by her maid, Bilhah, Genesis 30:3. This maid was responsible for bearing Dan and Naphtali, Genesis 30:4-8.
Rachel herself actually bore two sons, the first being Joseph, Genesis 30:22-24 whose name means *Jehovah has added* - the second son Rachel gives birth to is found again in Genesis 34:18 whom Rachel names *Ben-oni* which means *son of my sorrow* - but Jacob called him *Benjamin* which name means *son of my right hand* -
Both sons and all three names give a picture of God's Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
There were too many children to count,but there was originally 1 child in his family.
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The Scripture lists 8 sons born to Abraham:
1 Chronicles 1:27-32New King James Version (NKJV)27 and Abram, who is Abraham. 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
32 Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Isaac was the son of the Promise which continued to his son Jacob aka Israel.
In The Bible, Rachel had two sons: Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel was one of the wives of Jacob (also known as Israel) and these sons were part of the twelve tribes of Israel descended from Jacob.
Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah (Genesis 29:32-35)
Joseph and Benjamin (Genesis 30:22-24)(Genesis 35:24)
Joseph and Benjamin
Jacob and Rachel had two sons, Joseph and Benjamin.
The mother of Joseph, son of Jacob, was Rachel. He was her first-born son.
In the Bible, Jacob's wife Rachel is not described in terms of skin color. The Bible does not specify the skin color of Rachel or any other biblical characters.
In the Bible, the mother of Joshua is not explicitly mentioned.
The man in the Bible who had 30 sons and 30 daughters is Job. Job is known for his great suffering and his steadfast faith in God despite facing numerous trials and tribulations.
Two.(Genesis 35:24) "The sons by Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin."
Rachel is an old Hebrew Bible name from Genesis. Rachel was the favorite wife of Jacob. She was the mother of two of Jacob's 12 sons. Jacob's 12 sons fathered the 12 tribes of Israel
In the Bible, Jacob had two wives: Leah and Rachel. Leah bore him six sons, while Rachel had two sons. Rachel died giving birth to their second son, Benjamin. Leah's fate is not specifically mentioned after Jacob's death.
Noah had three sons in the bible.
Genesis 35:22-26 - Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin; the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali; and the sons of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram. [NKJV]
Esau and Jacob are named in the Bible as sons of Isaac, and the sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. Abraham had other sons who had sons.
They are listed in Genesis 35:23-26. Leah's sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. Rachel's sons were Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel's maidservant Bilhah's sons were Dan and Naphtali, and Leah's maidservant's sons were Gad and Asher. These twelve are all Jacob's sons and are the twelve tribes of Israel.
Gen:35:22-26: And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:23: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:24: The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:25: And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:26: And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
A variation of Raquel is in the bible as "Rachel".
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Genesis 35:23-26New International Version (NIV) 23 The sons of Leah:Reuben the firstborn of Jacob,Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.24 The sons of Rachel:Joseph and Benjamin.25 The sons of Rachel's servant Bilhah:Dan and Naphtali.26 The sons of Leah's servant Zilpah:Gad and Asher.These were the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.
Jacob, the son of Isaac. God renames him Israel, which is why they are literally the 12 sons of Israel. The boys' mothers were Leah, Rachel, and Leah and Rachel's maidservants, and they were present also.