Jacob and Rachel

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• Genesis 29:28

  And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

• Genesis 29:20

  And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.

• Genesis 48:7

  And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.

• Genesis 35:16–20

  And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. …

• Genesis 29:10–20

  And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. …

• Genesis 29:18

  And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

• Genesis 30:22–24

  And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

• Genesis 33:1–2

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

• Genesis 30:1

  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.

• Genesis 46:19

  The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

• Genesis 29:30

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

• Genesis 30:1–24

  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 anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. …

• Genesis 35:24

  The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

• Genesis 31:4

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

• Genesis 29:17

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

• Genesis 29:28–30

  And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

• Genesis 31:14–16

  And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

• Genesis 31:4–16

  And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. …

• Genesis 29:1–35

  Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. …

• Hosea 12:12

  And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

• Genesis 32:22

  And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

• Genesis 31:4–55

  And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. …

• Genesis 46:22

  These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.

• Genesis 29:31

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

• Genesis 46:19–22

  The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him. And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. …

• Genesis 29:10

  And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

• Genesis 29:1

  Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.

• Genesis 33:7

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

• Genesis 29:11

  And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.

• Genesis 31:35

  And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

• Genesis 30:1–2

  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 anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

• Genesis 31:33–35

  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. Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

• Genesis 35:18–20

  And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

• Genesis 29:27

  Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

• Genesis 30:2

  And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

• Leviticus 18:18

  Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

• Genesis 31:4–13

  And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. …

• Genesis 31:17

  Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

• Genesis 30:43

  And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.