share of Jacob's affections, put to bed to him her handmaid
Bilha; by whom Jacob had Dan: one may interpret that name into
the Greek tongue, a divine judgment. And after him Nephthalim, as
it were, unconquerable in stratagems, since Rachel tried to
conquer the fruitfulness of her sister by this stratagem.
Accordingly, Lea took the same method, and used a
counter-stratagem to that of her sister; for she put to bed to
him her own handmaid. Jacob therefore had by Zilpha a son, whose
name was Gad, which may be interpreted fortune; and after him
Asher, which may be called a happy man, because he added glory to
Lea. Now Reubel, the eldest son of Lea, brought apples of
mandrakes (36) to his mother. When Rachel saw them, she desired
that she would give her the apples, for she longed to eat them;
but when she refused, and bid her be content that she had
deprived her of the benevolence she ought to have had from her
husband, Rachel, in order to mitigate her sister's anger, said
she would yield her husband to her; and he should lie with her
that evening. She accepted of the favor, and Jacob slept with
Lea, by the favor of Rachel. She bare then these sons: Issachar,
denoting one born by hire: and Zabulon, one born as a pledge of
benevolence towards her; and a daughter, Dina. After some time
Rachel had a son, named Joseph, which signified there should be
another added to him.

9. Now Jacob fed the flocks of Laban his father-in-law all this
time, being twenty years, after which he desired leave of his
father-in-law to take his wives and go home; but when his
father-in-law would not give him leave, he contrived to do it
secretly. He made trial therefore of the disposition of his wives
what they thought of this journey; - when they appeared glad, and