Leah's servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. The second son through Zilpah doubles Leah's surrogate count — matching Rachel's two through Bilhah. The competition is in a new equilibrium, temporarily. The application: competitions that are fundamentally about relationship needs cannot be resolved by the competition's own terms. More children do not produce the love the sisters are both seeking.

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