Leah’s son Reuben finds mandrakes, leading to an exchange with Rachel. Leah then conceives Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. A mandrake is a plant that people eat. Its root has a shape like a human body. People thought that it helped them to enjoy sex. Rachel thought that the mandrake plants would help her to give birth to a child. That is why she wanted them.

It reads in Genesis 30:14-21 Easy: It was the time for the harvest of wheat. Reuben went out and he found some mandrake plants in a field. He took them to his mother, Leah. Rachel said to Leah, ‘Please give me some of the mandrakes that your son gave to you.’ But Leah said to Rachel, ‘You took my husband from me. That was bad enough! Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes too!’ Rachel said, ‘OK. If you give me some of your son’s mandrakes, Jacob can sleep with you tonight.’ In the evening, Jacob came in from the fields. Leah went out to meet him. She said, ‘You must sleep with me tonight. I have paid for you with my son’s mandrakes.’ So Jacob slept with Leah that night. God listened to Leah and she became pregnant again. She gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob. Leah said, ‘God has helped me because I gave my servant to Jacob as a wife.’ She called her son Issachar. Leah became pregnant again and she gave Jacob a sixth son. Leah said, ‘God has given me this valuable gift. Now my husband will respect me because I have given him six sons.’ She called this son Zebulun. After some time, Leah became pregnant again. She gave birth to a daughter. She called her daughter Dinah.


Father God, Thank You and praise You for the ways Your provision and Family healing and Blessings even in unexpected circumstances. Help me to trust in Your timing and plan, knowing that You see my needs and desires. Strengthen my relationships with those around me, that I may act with kindness and wisdom. Just as You blessed Leah with children, may I recognize the blessings You have placed in my life and find joy in them. Guide me to walk in faith, trusting that You are working all things for good. I love You, thank You, Praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.