” 16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful. 18 Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your ...
Jacob’s Children - When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, “Give me children—if
Jacob’s Children - Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I
But this is more than character building. This is also a time of family building. God is raising up for Jacob the beginnings of the great people that he had promised, as many as the sand of the seashore and the stars in the sky. God begins the Israelite people with the gene pool of...
Jacob and Israel Posted on January 4, 2025 by rachelmankowitz At a recent Friday night service, because the Torah portion for the week was about our forefather Jacob wrestling with an angel of God, our rabbi told us that Jacob is renamed Israel because Israel means “to struggle with God...
Three鈥檚 company too: A midrash on everyday misogyny, Leah, Rachel, Jacob, and the comedy of errors of this Hebrew Bible dysfunctional familymatriarchsmisogynyThree鈥檚CompanythreesomeviolenceMisogyny, like other forms of hatred/oppression, is patently unspectacular, mediocre, and relies completely ...
So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock wasBerean Standard BibleSo Jacob sent word and called Rachel and Leah to the field where his flocks were,King James BibleAnd Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,New King James VersionSo...
So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where his flock was. Douay-Rheims BibleHe sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field, where he fed the flocks, Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field, where he fed the flocks,...
It interests me that even though Jews see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, equally, as our forefathers, it’s only the children of Jacob (the Israelites, or the children of Israel) who eventually become the Jews. Why doesn’t Jewishness extend tobothsons of Abraham? Why aren’t we all called...
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. And Jacob’s