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Atomic Bible
Genesis 30:18
Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
from Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah, Genesis 30:17-21
What it says

Leah says God has rewarded her for giving her maidservant to her husband, and she names the son Issachar. She understands the birth as recompense.

What it is doing

It names the child through Leah's sense of reward.

In context

17And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob. 18Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar. 19Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob. 20“God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun. 21After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.