Summary of Genesis 30 Genesis 30 is a chapter filled with competition, frustration, jealousy, impatience, and human striving. Rachel desperately wanted children and cried out to Jacob, "Give me children, or I shall die!" Jacob responded by reminding her that only God has the power to open and close the womb. Yet instead of patiently seeking God, Rachel gave her servant Bilhah to Jacob, hoping to build a family through her. Not wanting to be outdone, Leah gave her servant Zilp