Rachel And Leah

and Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

• Rachel
• Beauty

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

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?

• Favoritism
• Incest
• Lovers

and he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

and when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

and Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.

and Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,

and Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?

and Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

and Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. and he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

• Parents

and he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

and Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

and all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: