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For Jacob, it was love at first sight when he encountered Rachel. He wanted to marry her. Her older sister, Ge 29:
Ge 29:
Simeon: “Because the Lord heard that I am unloved, He gave me this son too.”
Levi: “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.”
Leah longed to be loved by her husband. Whenever she gave birth to a son, she wished Jacob would love her.
She named her fourth son Judah (“Praise”), saying, “This time I will praise the Lord”. She shifted her focus away from seeking Jacob’s love and toward gratitude for God’s provision. Jesus would descend from the line of Judah. Leah learned to find worth in God.
Leah conceived and gave birth to her fifth son, Issachar, saying: “God has rewarded me because I gave my servant to my husband” (Ge 30:18).
Her sixth son was Zebulun. She says: “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons” (Ge 30:20).
Instead of looking for love from Jacob, Leah would be happy if he would just honor her.
Leah’s wish for Jacob’s love went largely unfulfilled. However, she became the mother of six of his sons and a daughter, including Judah, whose line eventually led to significant figures in biblical history, including Jesus.
Rachel died when she gave birth to Benjamin during a journey. She was buried near Bethlehem (Ge 35:20). When Leah died, she was buried in the family tomb. Jacob was buried next to Leah. Jacob said in Ge 49:
Yes, to some small extent, and not as much as he loved Rachel, and not to the extent that Leah wanted. While Rachel captured Jacob’s heart, Leah embodied resilience and faith in God.
Jacob was really into Rachel, not Leah. On the wedding night, their father tricked Jacob, he had sexual intercourse with Leah instead of Rachel. He ended up marrying both sisters.
Ge 29:
Before Rachel was pregnant, Leah gave birth to 6 sons and a daughter, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah. When Leah gave birth to Reuben, she said “The Lord has seen my misery. Now surely my husband will love me” (Ge 29:32). Subsequently:
Simeon: “Because the Lord heard that I am unloved, He gave me this son too.”
Levi: “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.”
Leah longed to be loved by her husband. Whenever she gave birth to a son, she wished Jacob would love her.
She named her fourth son Judah (“Praise”), saying, “This time I will praise the Lord”. She shifted her focus away from seeking Jacob’s love and toward gratitude for God’s provision. Jesus would descend from the line of Judah. Leah learned to find worth in God.
Leah conceived and gave birth to her fifth son, Issachar, saying: “God has rewarded me because I gave my servant to my husband” (Ge 30:18).
Her sixth son was Zebulun. She says: “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons” (Ge 30:20).
Instead of looking for love from Jacob, Leah would be happy if he would just honor her.
Leah’s wish for Jacob’s love went largely unfulfilled. However, she became the mother of six of his sons and a daughter, including Judah, whose line eventually led to significant figures in biblical history, including Jesus.
Rachel died when she gave birth to Benjamin during a journey. She was buried near Bethlehem (Ge 35:20). When Leah died, she was buried in the family tomb. Jacob was buried next to Leah. Jacob said in Ge 49:
Did Jacob love Leah?
Yes, to some small extent, and not as much as he loved Rachel, and not to the extent that Leah wanted. While Rachel captured Jacob’s heart, Leah embodied resilience and faith in God.
