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| − | '''Rachel''' | + | '''Rachel''', along with her older sister [[Leah]], was the wife of [[Jacob]]. She was the mother of [[Joseph]] and [[Benjamin]], the last two sons of Jacob, his eleventh and twelfth. She died giving birth to Benjamin and was buried on the way to [[Jerusalem]] (Gen 35:16-20). Her father was [[Laban]] and Jacob was required to work seven years to marry her, although he was actually tricked into working for fourteen and first given Leah as his wife, who he did not love. Rachel is the wife Jacob loved favorite and her son Benjamin is described as being most dear to Jacob after the death of Rachel and the apparent death of Joseph. |
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Revision as of 22:39, July 10, 2007
Rachel, along with her older sister Leah, was the wife of Jacob. She was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, the last two sons of Jacob, his eleventh and twelfth. She died giving birth to Benjamin and was buried on the way to Jerusalem (Gen 35:16-20). Her father was Laban and Jacob was required to work seven years to marry her, although he was actually tricked into working for fourteen and first given Leah as his wife, who he did not love. Rachel is the wife Jacob loved favorite and her son Benjamin is described as being most dear to Jacob after the death of Rachel and the apparent death of Joseph.