Story · 22 · The Matriarch
'Am I in the place of God?'
When Rachel demands children, Jacob angrily retorts that God, not he, has withheld them.
A wounded man lashes out.
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Her demand implies he's the problem; the Bible makes infertility a struggle for men too.
Bible reference: Genesis 30:1–2
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 364
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