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Dec 9, 2019 · Leah's story in the Bible is told in Genesis chapters 29-31, 33-35, 46, and 49. She is also mentioned in Ruth 4:11. Leah was born in the town of Paddan-Aram, the oldest daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, and niece of Rebekah. Leah's name is variously said to mean "wild cow," "gazelle," "wearied," and "weary" in Hebrew.
Rachel and Leah are remembered quintessentially as mothers. The bearing of children in the kin-based culture reflected in Genesis was a task of great importance. So vital was that function that it became the prime, and often only, method through which women could achieve recognition and validation.
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel - Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my relative, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what should your wages be?” Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah’s eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance. Now Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, “I will ...
Leah is the elder daughter of Laban and the wife of Jacob, father of twelve sons who will become the twelve tribes of Israel. Leah and her sister Rachel, whose names mean “cow” and “ewe,” give Jacob many sons; and their father gives him actual live-stock. Leah is described as having “soft (lovely) eyes” ( Gen 29:17 ).
Rachel daughter of Laban was one of the two wives of her cousin Jacob, the love of his life, and the mother of his sons Joseph and Benjamin. Jacob, aided by his mother, had tricked his blind father, Isaac, into giving him the blessing that was intended for Esau, his older brother. Furious at Jacob’s trickery, Esau made a vow to kill Jacob as ...
For Leah, learning to simply praise God is the same thing as resignation. Leah eventually has two more sons with Jacob, Issachar and Zebulon, and Jacob’s only daughter, Dinah. After an agonizingly long time, Rachel succeeds in bearing two much younger sons, Josephand Benjamin, then dies. The Torah and later Jewish tradition have trouble ...
Genesis 30:6–7. In explaining the name Naphtali, Rachel herself reveals the protracted conflict with Leah. The tension between the sisters seems inescapable. For all Rachel’s jubilation at the birth of her maid’s children, her celebration has as hollow a ring as did Sarah’s on the birth of Ishmael to her maid Hagar.
