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Rachel and Leah
Rachel and Leah are the two daughters of Laban in the Book of Genesis. The sisters both became wives of Jacob and the mothers of the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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- Genesis 30Bible
Genesis 30 recounts how Jacob's wives, Rachel and Leah, compete to bear sons, even giving their maidservants to Jacob, so that several children are born, including Joseph. It also tells how Jacob settles his wages with Laban and grows wealthy through his flocks.
- Joseph (Son of Jacob)People
Joseph is a figure in the Book of Genesis, the son of Jacob and Rachel. Sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers, he rose to become the country's chief administrator and saved his family during a famine. He is distinct from Joseph of Nazareth, the legal father of Jesus.
- Judah (Son of Jacob)People
Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The Davidic royal line descended from him, and the New Testament presents Jesus as his descendant.
- ZebulunPeople
Zebulun was the sixth son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Zebulun, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The tribe's territory is connected with the region of Galilee, where Jesus later carried out his ministry.
- Dan (Son of Jacob)People
Dan was a son of Jacob by Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant, and the ancestor of the tribe of Dan, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. His name is understood to mean "to judge" or "to vindicate."
Verses in the King James Version 13, showing 6
- Genesis 31:4
And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
- Genesis 31:14
And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
- Genesis 29:16
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
- Genesis 29:17
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
- Genesis 29:25
And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
- Genesis 29:30
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
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