610:
521:, where he meets his maternal family, including Laban and his daughters. Biblical passages are dismissive of Leah and favorable of Rachel, with Rachel said to be beautiful and of Leah, only that she had "weary", "tired" or "tender" eyes. Jacob is eager to marry Rachel and agrees to provide seven years' labor to her father if he can marry her. Laban initially agrees but, on the night of what would've been Jacob and Rachel's wedding, Laban reneges; he insists Jacob marry Leah instead, as she is older. Jacob is ultimately allowed to marry Rachel, which he does immediately after the festivities related to his wedding to Leah end, in exchange for another seven years' labor.
1569:
77:
489:, two sisters who would serve as mistresses to Leah's future husband, Jacob, and whose children she and Rachel would raise as their own, as one source lists them as being daughters of Laban, but not his wife Adinah, and another lists them as being the daughters of Rotheus, a man who was close to Laban but not related to him. If Zilpah and Bilhah were indeed half-sisters of Leah, this would make Leah's adoptive sons,
23:
628:
1583:
593:, has two sons. The older daughter (Leah) will marry the older son (Esau), and the younger daughter (Rachel) will marry the younger son (Jacob)." Hearing this, Leah spent most of her time weeping and praying to God to change her destined mate. Thus the Torah describes her eyes as "soft" from weeping. God hearkens to Leah's tears and prayers and allows her to marry Jacob even before Rachel does.
540:, his oldest son, to Joseph, who was his second-youngest son, and, in Genesis 33:2, when he is confronted by Esau, puts Leah, along with Zilpah and Bilhah and all of their sons, in front of himself, Rachel, and Joseph, to be used as something of a buffer or a shield to protect himself in the event the confrontation turned violent.
974:) should be taken to mean "delicate and soft" or "weary". Some translations say that it may have meant blue or light colored eyes. Some say that Leah spent most of her time weeping and praying to God to change her destined mate; thus the Torah describes her eyes as "soft" from weeping. See the section
702:
for his mother. Leah had not conceived for a while, and the plant, whose roots resemble the human body, was thought to be an aid to fertility. Frustrated that she was not able to conceive at all, Rachel offered to trade her night with their husband with Leah in return for the mandrakes. Leah agreed,
605:
On the wedding night, however, Laban switches Leah for Rachel. Later Laban claims that it is uncustomary to give the younger daughter away in marriage before the older one (Genesis 29:16–30). Laban offers to give Rachel to Jacob in marriage in return for another seven years of work (Genesis 29:27).
768:
in their own right and formed the foundation of the Nation of Israel), they would develop an even closer relationship to God. Therefore, Leah and Rachel each wanted to have as many of those sons as possible, going so far as to offer their handmaids as proxies to Jacob so they could have a share in
516:
Prior to her and Rachel's mentioning, the book of
Genesis details how their first cousin and future husband, Jacob, with the help of his mother, Rebecca, willfully deceives his dying father, Isaac, into giving him his twin brother Esau's birthright. Fearful of his brother's wrath, Jacob flees his
524:
Leah's life as Jacob's wife was distressful. So lonely was she that even the Lord took notice of it and blessed her with many children as consolation. Due to the extreme emotional distress suffered by both Leah (and Rachel) during the marriage, Yahweh later strictly clarified his opposition to
601:
Leah becomes Jacob's wife through a deception on the part of her father, Laban. In the
Biblical account, Jacob is dispatched to the hometown of Laban—the brother of his mother Rebekah—to avoid being killed by his brother Esau, and to find a wife. Out by the well, he encounters Laban's younger
772:
Each woman also continually questioned whether she was doing enough in her personal efforts toward increased spirituality, and would use the other's example to spur herself on. Rachel envied Leah's tearful prayers, by which she merited to marry the
668:). According to the scriptures, God saw that Leah was "unloved" and opened her womb as consolation. Through her sons Levi and Judah, she is thus the matriarch of both the priestly (Levite) and royal (Judahite) tribes in Israel.
536:, over Leah's, and made no attempts to hide that from her or his other children. According to 1 Chronicles 5:1, Jacob took the firstborn's birthright, which entitles a firstborn to a larger inheritance in Jewish law, from
480:
claiming Leah and Rachel were twins and recording her mother's name as Adinah and her brothers' names as Beor, Alub, and Murash. Rabbinical literature contradicts itself on whether Leah and Rachel were half-siblings to
452:, and is said to not compare to Rachel's physical beauty and that she has tender eyes. Earlier passages in the Book of Genesis give some background on her father's family, noting that through him, she is the niece of
1089:
787:
13b) says that Rachel revealed to Leah the secret signs which she and Jacob had devised to identify the veiled bride, because they both suspected Laban would pull such a trick.
827:
In medieval
Christian symbolism, Rachel was taken as a symbol of the contemplative (monastic) Christian life, and Leah as a symbol of the active (non-monastic) life.
1815:
602:
daughter Rachel tending her father's sheep, and decides to marry her. Laban is willing to give Rachel's hand to Jacob as long as he works seven years for her.
1272:
573:
cites a
Rabbinic interpretation of how Leah's eyes became weak. According to this story, Leah was destined to marry Jacob's older twin brother,
1004:
Women in
Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament
1320:
1615:
1808:
423:. Rachel means "ewe lamb." Noegel says there's an irony involving Laban's flocks within this detail, one is on generative acts, -
1388:
1487:
1011:
2391:
1824:
1801:
695:) that Zilpah gave birth to. According to some commentaries, Bilhah and Zilpah are actually half-sisters of Leah and Rachel.
1289:
1156:
581:
mind, the two brothers are polar opposites; Jacob being a God-fearing scholar and Esau being a hunter who also indulges in
756:(Jacob) who is God's personal emissary in this world. By marrying Jacob and bearing his sons, who would be raised in the
40:
2426:
1421:
1059:
1023:
1177:
1080:
1180:
in the ancient near East, where the cultural attitude toward cattle is reflected by the ubiquity of boviform gods.
2411:
2401:
1608:
525:
uncovering the nakedness of a woman and her sister while both were still living (Genesis 30:1, Leviticus 18:18).
739:
texts explain the sisters' rivalry as more than marital jealousy. Each woman desired to grow spiritually in her
2416:
2396:
609:
36:
2316:
2129:
2108:
1051:
1015:
2406:
2173:
1921:
1269:
1855:
1781:
699:
2246:
2204:
1601:
1440:
1085:
89:
606:
Jacob accepts the offer and marries Rachel after the week-long celebration of his marriage to Leah.
2124:
1991:
961:
553:
477:
1871:
1506:
795:
Leah died some time before Jacob (according to
Genesis 49:31). She is thought to be buried in the
528:
Despite Rachel's infertility, Jacob still favored Rachel over her. He also favored Rachel's sons,
377:, but does not bear another son until Rachel offers her a night with Jacob in exchange for some
2334:
2228:
2081:
1793:
1317:
1047:
1007:
838:
796:
620:
518:
2242:
2141:
1648:
1642:
1587:
900:
716:
676:
645:
537:
366:
362:
172:
166:
97:
49:
2031:
1660:
1176:
however, note that references to bovines and their fertility would not have been an unkind
427:(אליה) (29:21). Herein also lies a subtle pun on Leah's name, which occurs again in 29:23.
411:
Leah means "wild cow”, “weary”, and “delicate”, a common title with ancient goddesses like
374:
184:
8:
473:
2036:
1955:
1867:
1752:
1725:
1131:
688:
498:
490:
293:
281:
762:'s home and continue his mission into the next generation (indeed, all 12 sons became
2345:
2279:
2076:
1521:
1417:
1385:
1123:
1093:
1055:
1019:
945:
510:
357:. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife
1484:
2011:
1698:
1212:
529:
329:
305:
30:
2292:
2179:
1937:
1546:
1529:
1510:
1491:
1392:
1368:
1324:
1276:
999:
923:
872:
828:
736:
441:
2421:
2340:
2159:
2154:
2061:
2051:
1456:
641:
93:
1472:
1353:
1342:
1257:
1235:
1189:
2385:
2096:
2006:
1839:
1246:
1200:
1127:
1097:
885:
653:
445:
216:
113:
1074:
2369:
566:) should be taken to mean "delicate and soft" or rather "weary" or "weak".
552:
introduces Leah by describing her with the phrase, "Leah had tender eyes" (
350:
81:
1573:
934:
506:
109:
1568:
1374:
1040:
Legal
Friction: Law, Narrative, and Identity Politics in Biblical Israel
1550:
1533:
1135:
968:) (Genesis 29:17). It is debated as to whether the adjective "tender" (
833:
732:
1111:
640:
Leah was the mother of six of Jacob's sons, including his first four (
560:) (Genesis 29:17). It is argued as to whether the adjective "tender" (
2219:
2194:
915:
837:
includes a dream of Rachel and Leah, which inspired illustrations by
683:) that Bilhah gave birth to. Leah responded by offering her handmaid
1593:
671:
Seeing that she was unable to conceive, Rachel offered her handmaid
76:
2328:
2305:
2189:
2114:
2071:
2026:
1942:
1731:
1704:
1666:
1443:, Vayetze - III, "Jealousy Can Be a Tool for Spiritual Growth," at
1331:
1112:"Studies in Sumerian Vocabulary: dnin-ka6; immal/šilam; And še21.d"
720:
704:
680:
657:
589:. But people were saying, "Laban has two daughters and his sister,
586:
582:
578:
533:
502:
392:
378:
311:
287:
190:
698:
One day, Leah's firstborn son Reuben returned from the field with
2362:
2209:
2164:
2119:
2066:
2021:
1996:
1985:
1969:
1879:
1775:
1672:
1090:
University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
816:
804:
708:
661:
590:
469:
453:
425:
Give me my wife for my days are fulfilled, that I may go into her
396:
275:
263:
251:
196:
1823:
505:, her nephews. According to Genesis 28:2, the family resided in
416:
2312:
2235:
2199:
2104:
2086:
2056:
2046:
2041:
2001:
1979:
1974:
1964:
1932:
1743:
1716:
1690:
1582:
800:
780:
751:
743:
684:
672:
627:
486:
482:
449:
420:
358:
239:
140:
135:
122:
118:
1444:
338:
2368:‡ indicates persons whose status as prophets is exclusive to
2272:
2184:
2169:
2149:
2016:
1927:
1917:
1908:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1845:
1758:
1678:
1625:
1463:, Volume XIV, No. 11, 2006 Rabbi A. Wagensberg & aish.com
812:
808:
712:
692:
665:
614:
570:
549:
494:
461:
457:
412:
400:
354:
299:
269:
266:(great-great-granduncle/great-granduncle/grandfather-in-law)
257:
202:
152:
1498:, Rabbi Chaim Richman - All Rights Reserved, Reprinted from
2323:
2298:
2286:
2265:
1850:
1654:
1043:
715:. After that, God remembered Rachel and gave her two sons,
649:
574:
465:
370:
341:
272:(great-great-grandaunt/great-grandaunt/grandmother-in-law)
245:
178:
1400:
748:(service of God), and therefore sought closeness to the
444:, in Genesis 29, which describes her as the daughter of
1503:
1103:
969:
803:
alongside Jacob. This cave also houses the graves of
561:
509:, an area believed to correspond with the historical
1554:, Canto XXVII, lines 97–102, Mandelbaum translation.
1002:; Craven, Toni; Kraemer, Ross Shepard, eds. (2001),
907:
892:
774:
763:
757:
749:
740:
335:
998:
332:
703:and that night she slept with Jacob and conceived
353:as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch
1290:"Sex, Sticks, and the Trickster in Gen. 30:31-43"
1270:"Leah's Tender Eyes," at jerusalemperspective.com
1157:"Sex, Sticks, and the Trickster in Gen. 30:31-43"
391:). Leah gives birth to two more sons after this,
2383:
1148:
1122:. American Schools of Oriental Research: 67–77.
847:both young and fair; along a plain she gathered
822:
1397:American Bible Society Online Bible Dictionary
1281:
939:
769:the upbringing of their handmaids' sons, too.
1809:
1609:
1399:, 1865, Broadway, New York, NY 10023-7505 at
687:to Jacob, and named and raised the two sons (
675:to Jacob, and named and raised the two sons (
1825:Prophets in the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
1502:newsletter, July, 1995 (Tammuz/Av, 5755) at
1031:
877:
382:
1294:Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society
1161:Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society
855:a garland of the flowers I have gathered."
1816:
1802:
1616:
1602:
992:
75:
1411:
851:Whoever asks my name, know that I'm Leah,
845:"... in my dream, I seemed to see a woman
361:. She is the mother of Jacob's first son
308:(nephew/third and fourth cousin/stepson)
1109:
849:flowers, and even as she sang, she said:
626:
608:
314:(nephew/third and fourth cousin/stepson)
1435:
1433:
41:question marks, boxes, or other symbols
2384:
1363:
1361:
1287:
1154:
1037:
1012:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
956:
954:
853:and I apply my lovely hands to fashion
726:
1797:
1623:
1597:
779:and bear six of his twelve sons. The
430:
1430:
970:
965:
927:
596:
562:
557:
1358:
951:
878:
876:
790:
383:
13:
1373:, Volume I, Chapter VI: Jacob, at
1067:
365:. She has three more sons, namely
302:(third and fourth cousin/stepson)
296:(third and fourth cousin/stepson)
290:(third and fourth cousin/stepson)
284:(third and fourth cousin/stepson)
278:(grandfather/grandfather-in-law))
205:(daughter/third and fourth cousin)
14:
2438:
2361:indicate persons whose status as
1561:
43: instead of cuneiform script.
1581:
1567:
1081:Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
399:, and to Jacob's only daughter,
328:
21:
1540:
1515:
1477:
1466:
1449:
1405:
1379:
1347:
1336:
1311:
1288:Noegel, Scott B. (1997-01-01).
1262:
1251:
1240:
1229:
1205:
1155:Noegel, Scott B. (1997-01-01).
975:
935:
707:. Afterwards she gave birth to
1194:
1183:
866:
497:, and Rachel's adoptive sons,
1:
1572:The dictionary definition of
1439:Feinhandler, Yisrael Pesach,
985:
635:
543:
199:(son/third and fourth cousin)
193:(son/third and fourth cousin)
187:(son/third and fourth cousin)
181:(son/third and fourth cousin)
175:(son/third and fourth cousin)
169:(son/third and fourth cousin)
2392:Prophets in the Hebrew Bible
2365:is not universally accepted.
1217:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
1116:Journal of Cuneiform Studies
940:
823:Medieval Christian symbolism
617:'s Vision of Rachel and Leah
476:goes even further, with the
7:
908:
893:
775:
764:
758:
750:
741:
468:, and the granddaughter of
435:
10:
2443:
1086:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
440:Leah first appears in the
47:
2427:Women in the Hebrew Bible
2354:
2257:
2218:
2140:
2095:
1951:
1903:
1866:
1831:
1768:
1741:
1714:
1688:
1632:
1455:Wagensberg, Abba (2006),
223:
212:
159:
148:
130:
104:
74:
66:
64:
57:
1537:), notes on Canto XXVII.
1330:(Genesis 28:10-32:3) at
1038:Hepner, Gershon (2010),
960:"Leah had tender eyes" (
859:
448:and the older sister of
248:(cousin/brother-in-law)
1483:Richman, Chaim (1995),
1370:The Legends of the Jews
1367:Ginzberg, Louis (1909)
1110:Veldhuis, Niek (2002).
656:), and later two more (
406:
2412:Book of Genesis people
2402:19th-century BC people
2317:in rabbinic literature
2247:in rabbinic literature
2174:in rabbinic literature
2130:in rabbinic literature
2109:in rabbinic literature
2082:Zechariah ben Jehoiada
1922:in rabbinic literature
1856:in rabbinic literature
1412:Alihassan, N. (2017).
1008:Grand Rapids, Michigan
857:
839:Dante Gabriel Rossetti
797:Cave of the Patriarchs
632:
624:
621:Dante Gabriel Rossetti
29:This article contains
2417:Hebrew-language names
2397:19th-century BC women
843:
630:
612:
456:, who is the wife of
254:(aunt/mother-in-law)
98:San Pietro in Vincoli
50:Leah (disambiguation)
1590:at Wikimedia Commons
1496:Light to the Nations
1457:"Between The Lines,"
978:for further reading.
48:For other uses, see
2407:Biblical matriarchs
2077:Eliezer ben Dodavah
1318:"What's in A Name,"
735:level, the classic
727:Rivalry with Rachel
711:and to a daughter,
664:), and a daughter (
474:rabbinic literature
1905:Israelite prophets
1719:, Rachel's servant
1509:2010-08-31 at the
1490:2016-03-03 at the
1485:"Focus on Hebron,"
1441:Beloved Companions
1391:2007-09-30 at the
1323:2011-05-15 at the
1275:2007-05-26 at the
1075:"ab [COW]"
948:for 'cow')
633:
631:Tomb of Leah, 1911
625:
569:The commentary of
460:and the mother of
431:Biblical narrative
16:Biblical matriarch
2379:
2378:
1791:
1790:
1586:Media related to
1522:Dorothy L. Sayers
1414:Prophets in Islam
918:
904:
889:
597:Marriage to Jacob
511:Upper Mesopotamia
349:) appears in the
321:
320:
37:rendering support
2434:
1953:Mentioned in the
1818:
1811:
1804:
1795:
1794:
1746:, Leah's servant
1618:
1611:
1604:
1595:
1594:
1585:
1571:
1555:
1544:
1538:
1528:(translation of
1519:
1513:
1481:
1475:
1470:
1464:
1453:
1447:
1445:shemayisrael.com
1437:
1428:
1427:
1416:. Notion Press.
1409:
1403:
1383:
1377:
1375:sacred-texts.com
1365:
1356:
1351:
1345:
1343:Genesis 29:16–30
1340:
1334:
1315:
1309:
1308:
1306:
1305:
1285:
1279:
1266:
1260:
1255:
1249:
1244:
1238:
1236:1 Chronicles 5:1
1233:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1209:
1203:
1198:
1192:
1187:
1181:
1175:
1173:
1172:
1152:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1142:
1107:
1101:
1100:
1071:
1065:
1064:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1000:Meyers, Carol L.
996:
979:
973:
972:
967:
958:
949:
943:
937:
929:
914:
911:
899:
896:
884:
882:
881:
880:
870:
791:Death and burial
778:
767:
761:
755:
747:
565:
564:
559:
386:
385:
348:
347:
344:
343:
340:
337:
334:
260:(father-in-law)
234:
155:(cousin/husband)
79:
70:
68:
55:
54:
31:cuneiform script
25:
24:
2442:
2441:
2437:
2436:
2435:
2433:
2432:
2431:
2382:
2381:
2380:
2375:
2350:
2253:
2214:
2136:
2091:
1958:
1956:Former Prophets
1954:
1947:
1938:Eldad and Medad
1911:
1906:
1899:
1862:
1832:Pre-Patriarchal
1827:
1822:
1792:
1787:
1764:
1737:
1710:
1684:
1628:
1622:
1564:
1559:
1558:
1545:
1541:
1520:
1516:
1511:Wayback Machine
1500:The Restoration
1492:Wayback Machine
1482:
1478:
1471:
1467:
1454:
1450:
1438:
1431:
1424:
1410:
1406:
1393:Wayback Machine
1384:
1380:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1348:
1341:
1337:
1325:Wayback Machine
1316:
1312:
1303:
1301:
1286:
1282:
1277:Wayback Machine
1267:
1263:
1256:
1252:
1245:
1241:
1234:
1230:
1221:
1219:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1199:
1195:
1188:
1184:
1170:
1168:
1153:
1149:
1140:
1138:
1108:
1104:
1079:The electronic
1073:
1072:
1068:
1062:
1036:
1032:
1026:
997:
993:
988:
983:
982:
962:Biblical Hebrew
959:
952:
871:
867:
862:
854:
852:
850:
848:
846:
829:Dante Alighieri
825:
793:
729:
638:
599:
554:Biblical Hebrew
546:
442:Book of Genesis
438:
433:
409:
331:
327:
317:
236:
235:
230:
208:
144:
138:
126:
116:
100:
65:
60:
53:
46:
45:
44:
35:Without proper
26:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2440:
2430:
2429:
2424:
2419:
2414:
2409:
2404:
2399:
2394:
2377:
2376:
2374:
2373:
2366:
2355:
2352:
2351:
2349:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2331:
2326:
2321:
2309:
2302:
2295:
2290:
2283:
2276:
2269:
2261:
2259:
2255:
2254:
2252:
2251:
2239:
2232:
2224:
2222:
2216:
2215:
2213:
2212:
2207:
2202:
2197:
2192:
2187:
2182:
2177:
2167:
2162:
2157:
2152:
2146:
2144:
2138:
2137:
2135:
2134:
2122:
2117:
2112:
2101:
2099:
2093:
2092:
2090:
2089:
2084:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2064:
2059:
2054:
2049:
2044:
2039:
2034:
2029:
2024:
2019:
2014:
2009:
2004:
1999:
1994:
1989:
1982:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1961:
1959:
1952:
1949:
1948:
1946:
1945:
1940:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1914:
1912:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1897:
1892:
1887:
1882:
1876:
1874:
1864:
1863:
1861:
1860:
1848:
1843:
1835:
1833:
1829:
1828:
1821:
1820:
1813:
1806:
1798:
1789:
1788:
1786:
1785:
1779:
1772:
1770:
1766:
1765:
1763:
1762:
1756:
1749:
1747:
1739:
1738:
1736:
1735:
1729:
1722:
1720:
1712:
1711:
1709:
1708:
1702:
1695:
1693:
1686:
1685:
1683:
1682:
1676:
1670:
1664:
1658:
1652:
1646:
1639:
1637:
1630:
1629:
1621:
1620:
1613:
1606:
1598:
1592:
1591:
1579:
1563:
1562:External links
1560:
1557:
1556:
1539:
1514:
1476:
1465:
1448:
1429:
1422:
1404:
1401:www.bibles.com
1378:
1357:
1346:
1335:
1310:
1280:
1268:Bivin, David,
1261:
1250:
1239:
1228:
1204:
1193:
1182:
1147:
1102:
1066:
1060:
1030:
1024:
990:
989:
987:
984:
981:
980:
966:ועיני לאה רכות
950:
864:
863:
861:
858:
824:
821:
792:
789:
728:
725:
637:
634:
598:
595:
558:ועיני לאה רכות
545:
542:
478:Book of Jasher
437:
434:
432:
429:
408:
405:
319:
318:
316:
315:
309:
303:
297:
291:
285:
279:
273:
267:
261:
255:
249:
243:
229:
228:
227:
225:
221:
220:
219:(third cousin)
214:
210:
209:
207:
206:
200:
194:
188:
182:
176:
170:
163:
161:
157:
156:
150:
146:
145:
134:
132:
128:
127:
108:
106:
102:
101:
94:Pope Julius II
80:
72:
71:
62:
61:
58:
39:, you may see
27:
20:
19:
18:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2439:
2428:
2425:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2415:
2413:
2410:
2408:
2405:
2403:
2400:
2398:
2395:
2393:
2390:
2389:
2387:
2371:
2367:
2364:
2360:
2357:
2356:
2353:
2347:
2344:
2342:
2339:
2337:
2336:
2332:
2330:
2327:
2325:
2322:
2320:
2318:
2314:
2310:
2308:
2307:
2303:
2301:
2300:
2296:
2294:
2291:
2289:
2288:
2284:
2282:
2281:
2277:
2275:
2274:
2270:
2268:
2267:
2263:
2262:
2260:
2256:
2250:
2248:
2244:
2240:
2238:
2237:
2233:
2231:
2230:
2226:
2225:
2223:
2221:
2217:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2175:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2156:
2153:
2151:
2148:
2147:
2145:
2143:
2139:
2133:
2131:
2126:
2123:
2121:
2118:
2116:
2113:
2110:
2106:
2103:
2102:
2100:
2098:
2094:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2023:
2020:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1987:
1983:
1981:
1978:
1976:
1973:
1971:
1968:
1966:
1963:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1950:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1926:
1923:
1919:
1916:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1902:
1896:
1893:
1891:
1888:
1886:
1883:
1881:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1873:
1869:
1865:
1859:
1857:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1841:
1837:
1836:
1834:
1830:
1826:
1819:
1814:
1812:
1807:
1805:
1800:
1799:
1796:
1783:
1780:
1777:
1774:
1773:
1771:
1767:
1760:
1757:
1754:
1751:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1740:
1733:
1730:
1727:
1724:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1713:
1706:
1703:
1700:
1697:
1696:
1694:
1692:
1687:
1680:
1677:
1674:
1671:
1668:
1665:
1662:
1659:
1656:
1653:
1650:
1647:
1644:
1641:
1640:
1638:
1636:
1631:
1627:
1619:
1614:
1612:
1607:
1605:
1600:
1599:
1596:
1589:
1584:
1580:
1578:at Wiktionary
1577:
1576:
1570:
1566:
1565:
1553:
1552:
1548:
1543:
1536:
1535:
1531:
1527:
1523:
1518:
1512:
1508:
1505:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1489:
1486:
1480:
1474:
1473:Genesis 49:31
1469:
1462:
1458:
1452:
1446:
1442:
1436:
1434:
1425:
1423:9781946822680
1419:
1415:
1408:
1402:
1398:
1394:
1390:
1387:
1382:
1376:
1372:
1371:
1364:
1362:
1355:
1354:Genesis 29:27
1350:
1344:
1339:
1333:
1329:
1326:
1322:
1319:
1314:
1299:
1295:
1291:
1284:
1278:
1274:
1271:
1265:
1259:
1258:Genesis 29:17
1254:
1248:
1243:
1237:
1232:
1218:
1214:
1213:"Paddan-Aram"
1208:
1202:
1197:
1191:
1190:Genesis 29:17
1186:
1179:
1166:
1162:
1158:
1151:
1137:
1133:
1129:
1125:
1121:
1117:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1095:
1091:
1087:
1083:
1082:
1076:
1070:
1063:
1061:9780820474625
1057:
1053:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1025:9780802849625
1021:
1017:
1013:
1009:
1005:
1001:
995:
991:
977:
963:
957:
955:
947:
942:
938:
932:
925:
921:
917:
912:
910:
902:
897:
895:
887:
874:
869:
865:
856:
842:
840:
836:
835:
830:
820:
818:
814:
810:
806:
802:
798:
788:
786:
782:
777:
770:
766:
760:
754:
753:
746:
745:
738:
734:
724:
722:
718:
714:
710:
706:
701:
696:
694:
690:
686:
682:
678:
674:
669:
667:
663:
659:
655:
651:
647:
643:
629:
622:
618:
616:
611:
607:
603:
594:
592:
588:
584:
580:
576:
572:
567:
555:
551:
541:
539:
535:
531:
526:
522:
520:
517:homeland for
514:
512:
508:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
484:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
428:
426:
422:
418:
414:
404:
402:
398:
394:
390:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
346:
325:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
244:
241:
238:
237:
233:
226:
222:
218:
215:
211:
204:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
180:
177:
174:
171:
168:
165:
164:
162:
158:
154:
151:
147:
142:
139:(present-day
137:
133:
129:
124:
120:
117:(present-day
115:
114:Aram-Naharaim
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
78:
73:
63:
56:
51:
42:
38:
34:
32:
2370:Christianity
2358:
2333:
2311:
2304:
2297:
2285:
2278:
2271:
2264:
2241:
2234:
2227:
2127:
1984:
1870: /
1853:
1838:
1634:
1624:Children of
1574:
1549:
1542:
1532:
1525:
1517:
1499:
1495:
1479:
1468:
1460:
1451:
1413:
1407:
1396:
1381:
1369:
1349:
1338:
1327:
1313:
1302:. Retrieved
1297:
1293:
1283:
1264:
1253:
1247:Genesis 33:2
1242:
1231:
1220:. Retrieved
1216:
1207:
1201:Genesis 28:2
1196:
1185:
1169:. Retrieved
1164:
1160:
1150:
1139:. Retrieved
1119:
1115:
1105:
1078:
1069:
1039:
1033:
1003:
994:
930:
919:
906:
891:
868:
844:
841:and others:
832:
826:
794:
784:
771:
730:
697:
670:
639:
613:
604:
600:
568:
547:
527:
523:
515:
439:
424:
410:
388:
351:Hebrew Bible
323:
322:
231:
85:
82:Michelangelo
28:
1178:association
976:#Appearance
733:homiletical
507:Paddan Aram
110:Paddan Aram
2386:Categories
1872:Matriarchs
1868:Patriarchs
1551:Purgatorio
1534:Purgatorio
1461:Toras Aish
1304:2023-11-03
1222:2020-04-30
1171:2023-11-03
1141:2023-12-12
1050:, p.
1048:Peter Lang
1014:, p.
986:References
834:Purgatorio
636:Motherhood
544:Appearance
2205:Zechariah
2195:Zephaniah
1526:Purgatory
1128:0022-0256
1098:163207721
916:ISO 259-3
737:Chassidic
700:mandrakes
577:. In the
242:(sister)
224:Relatives
2363:prophets
2329:Nehemiah
2306:Mordecai
2190:Habakkuk
2115:Jeremiah
2072:Jahaziel
2037:Shemaiah
2027:Jeduthun
1943:Phinehas
1782:Manasseh
1732:Naphtali
1705:Benjamin
1667:Issachar
1507:Archived
1504:lttn.org
1488:Archived
1389:Archived
1386:Mandrake
1332:aish.com
1328:Vayetzei
1321:Archived
1273:Archived
946:Akkadian
901:Tiberian
785:Megillah
765:tzadikim
721:Benjamin
705:Issachar
681:Naphtali
658:Issachar
619:–
587:adultery
583:idolatry
579:Rabbinic
534:Benjamin
503:Naphtali
436:Overview
393:Issachar
379:mandrake
312:Benjamin
288:Naphtali
232:See list
191:Issachar
160:Children
2359:Italics
2346:Azariah
2315: (
2245: (
2220:Noahide
2210:Malachi
2172: (
2165:Obadiah
2120:Ezekiel
2107: (
2067:Micaiah
2022:Solomon
1997:Abigail
1986:Elkanah
1970:Deborah
1920: (
1907:in the
1880:Abraham
1776:Ephraim
1769:Adopted
1673:Zebulun
1547:Dante's
1530:Dante's
1395:in the
1167:(1): 15
1136:1360043
817:Rebekah
805:Abraham
776:tzaddik
742:avodat
709:Zebulun
662:Zebulun
591:Rebekah
470:Bethuel
454:Rebecca
397:Zebulun
389:dûdâ'îm
276:Bethuel
264:Abraham
252:Rebecca
197:Zebulun
88:at the
69:
2313:Esther
2280:Baruch
2236:Balaam
2200:Haggai
2125:Daniel
2105:Isaiah
2087:Huldah
2057:Hanani
2047:Elisha
2042:Elijah
2032:Ahijah
2012:Nathan
2002:Samuel
1992:Hannah
1980:Samson
1975:Gideon
1965:Joshua
1933:Miriam
1784:(12.2)
1778:(12.1)
1744:Zilpah
1717:Bilhah
1699:Joseph
1691:Rachel
1649:Simeon
1643:Reuben
1420:
1134:
1126:
1096:
1058:
1022:
931:La'ya;
924:Syriac
905:
890:
886:Modern
873:Hebrew
811:, and
801:Hebron
781:Talmud
759:tzadik
752:tzadik
744:HaShem
717:Joseph
685:Zilpah
673:Bilhah
652:, and
646:Simeon
642:Reuben
623:, 1855
538:Reuben
530:Joseph
487:Bilhah
483:Zilpah
472:, and
450:Rachel
421:Nanshe
419:, and
384:דודאים
381:root (
367:Simeon
363:Reuben
359:Rachel
306:Joseph
240:Rachel
213:Father
173:Simeon
167:Reuben
149:Spouse
141:Israel
136:Canaan
123:Turkey
119:Harran
2422:Jacob
2293:Uriah
2273:Beeri
2258:Other
2185:Nahum
2180:Micah
2170:Jonah
2150:Hosea
2142:Minor
2097:Major
2017:David
1928:Aaron
1918:Moses
1909:Torah
1895:Sarah
1890:Jacob
1885:Isaac
1846:Enoch
1759:Asher
1742:With
1715:With
1689:With
1679:Dinah
1661:Judah
1633:With
1626:Jacob
1494:1995
1132:JSTOR
941:littu
933:from
879:לֵאָה
860:Notes
813:Isaac
809:Sarah
731:On a
713:Dinah
693:Asher
666:Dinah
654:Judah
615:Dante
571:Rashi
550:Torah
519:Haran
495:Asher
462:Jacob
458:Isaac
446:Laban
417:Urash
413:Inana
401:Dinah
375:Judah
355:Jacob
300:Asher
270:Sarah
258:Isaac
217:Laban
203:Dinah
185:Judah
153:Jacob
67:לֵאָה
2341:Oded
2335:Ruth
2324:Ezra
2299:Buzi
2287:Agur
2266:Amoz
2229:Beor
2160:Amos
2155:Joel
2062:Jehu
2052:Iddo
1851:Noah
1840:Abel
1707:(13)
1701:(12)
1681:(11)
1675:(10)
1655:Levi
1635:Leah
1588:Leah
1575:Leah
1418:ISBN
1124:ISSN
1094:OCLC
1056:ISBN
1044:Bern
1020:ISBN
971:רכות
920:Leˀa
909:Lēʼā
894:Lēʼa
815:and
807:and
719:and
691:and
679:and
660:and
650:Levi
585:and
575:Esau
563:רכות
548:The
532:and
501:and
493:and
485:and
466:Esau
464:and
407:Name
395:and
373:and
371:Levi
324:Leah
246:Esau
179:Levi
131:Died
105:Born
90:tomb
86:Leah
59:Leah
2243:Job
2007:Gad
1761:(8)
1755:(7)
1753:Gad
1734:(6)
1728:(5)
1726:Dan
1669:(9)
1663:(4)
1657:(3)
1651:(2)
1645:(1)
1459:in
1300:(1)
1052:422
1016:108
928:ܠܝܐ
831:'s
799:in
689:Gad
677:Dan
499:Dan
491:Gad
294:Gad
282:Dan
96:at
92:of
84:'s
2388::
1524:,
1432:^
1360:^
1298:25
1296:.
1292:.
1215:.
1165:25
1163:.
1159:.
1130:.
1120:54
1118:.
1114:.
1092:,
1088::
1084:,
1077:,
1054:,
1046::
1042:,
1018:,
1010::
1006:,
964::
953:^
936:𒀖
926::
922:;
913:,
898:,
883:,
875::
819:.
723:.
648:,
644:,
556::
513:.
415:,
403:.
387:,
369:,
339:iː
121:,
112:,
2372:.
2319:)
2249:)
2176:)
2132:)
2128:(
2111:)
1924:)
1858:)
1854:(
1817:e
1810:t
1803:v
1617:e
1610:t
1603:v
1426:.
1307:.
1225:.
1174:.
1144:.
944:(
903::
888::
783:(
345:/
342:ə
336:l
333:ˈ
330:/
326:(
143:)
125:)
52:.
33:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
