How did Jacob get Rachel?

Tricked by his father-in-law into marrying his true love’s sister, Jacob waited 14 years before he could be with Rachel. When Jacob met Rachel he kissed her and “lifted up his voice, and wept” (Genesis 29:11).

What does the story of Jacob and Rachel teach us?

The story of Jacob and Rachel teaches us about God’s love (not family values!)

Why did Jacob served 7 years for Rachel?

Forced to serve Rachel’s father, Laban, for seven years to win her, Jacob was tricked at the end of that time into marrying her sister, Leah. He was then allowed to marry Rachel as well, in return for seven more years of labour.

How long were Jacob and Rachel married?

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Jacob loves Rachel and arranges to marry her and to work seven years as her bride wealth. At the wedding, however, Laban substitutes Leah, his older daughter, for Rachel.

What did Jacob do with his wife Rachel?

Jacob then married Rachel and worked for Laban another seven years for her. Jacob loved Rachel but was indifferent toward Leah. God took pity on Leah and allowed her to bear children, while Rachel was barren. Jealous of her sister, Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife.

What was the name of Rachel’s husband in the Bible?

Scripture says Rachel was beautiful. Her name means “ewe” in Hebrew. Instead of giving Laban the traditional bride-price, Jacob agreed to work for Laban seven years to earn Rachel’s hand in marriage. But on the night of the marriage, Laban deceived Jacob.

Why was Rachel barren during the time of Jacob?

Interestingly, it is through Jacob and Leah’s line that Judah is born – and ultimately Jesus. It makes us wonder whether Jacob was so consumed by his own desires, that it prevented him from being able to see God’s will. Rachel is initially barren and she longs to bear children.

How did Rachel die in the Book of Genesis?

With the birth of Benjamin, Jacob is now the proud father of twelve sons (and one daughter). But his beloved Rachel dies, and Jacob must bury her. Unfortunately, they are in the middle of nowhere. He buries her by the side of the road, raising a pillar over her grave.

Jacob then married Rachel and worked for Laban another seven years for her. Jacob loved Rachel but was indifferent toward Leah. God took pity on Leah and allowed her to bear children, while Rachel was barren. Jealous of her sister, Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife.

Scripture says Rachel was beautiful. Her name means “ewe” in Hebrew. Instead of giving Laban the traditional bride-price, Jacob agreed to work for Laban seven years to earn Rachel’s hand in marriage. But on the night of the marriage, Laban deceived Jacob.

Interestingly, it is through Jacob and Leah’s line that Judah is born – and ultimately Jesus. It makes us wonder whether Jacob was so consumed by his own desires, that it prevented him from being able to see God’s will. Rachel is initially barren and she longs to bear children.

With the birth of Benjamin, Jacob is now the proud father of twelve sons (and one daughter). But his beloved Rachel dies, and Jacob must bury her. Unfortunately, they are in the middle of nowhere. He buries her by the side of the road, raising a pillar over her grave.

How did Jacob get Rachel?

Tricked by his father-in-law into marrying his true love’s sister, Jacob waited 14 years before he could be with Rachel. When Jacob met Rachel he kissed her and “lifted up his voice, and wept” (Genesis 29:11).

What kind of love did Jacob have for Rachel?

It gets even more twisted and scandalous in the passage we read last week. On the run, Jacob meets the beautiful Rachel and falls in love–hard. He offers to work seven years for her hand, but his father-in-law tricks him into marrying Leah. So he works another seven years and marries Rachel, too.

Why did Jacob get angry with Rachel?

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!” Jacob became angry with her and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?” Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

What happened to Jacob’s wife Rachel?

Near Ephrath, Rachel went into a difficult labor with her second son, Benjamin. The midwife told her in the middle of the birth that her child was a boy. Before she died, Rachel named her son Ben Oni (“son of my mourning”), but Jacob called him Ben Yamin (Benjamin).

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Tricked by his father-in-law into marrying his true love’s sister, Jacob waited 14 years before he could be with Rachel. When Jacob met Rachel he kissed her and “lifted up his voice, and wept” (Genesis 29:11).

What does the story of Jacob and Rachel teach us?

The story of Jacob and Rachel teaches us about God’s love (not family values!)

What did Jacob do when he saw Rachel?

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.

Why did Jacob get married to Rachel instead of Leah?

In the morning, Jacob discovered he had been tricked.  Laban’s excuse was that it was not their custom to marry off the younger daughter before the older one. Jacob then married Rachel and worked for Laban another seven years for her. Jacob loved Rachel but was indifferent toward Leah.

How many children did Rachel have with Jacob?

Bilhah bore children to Jacob, causing Leah to give her servant Zilpah to Jacob, who had children with her. Altogether, the four women bore 12 sons and one daughter, Dinah. Those sons became the founders of the 12 tribes of Israel. Rachel bore Joseph, then the entire clan left Laban’s country to return to Isaac.

Why did Jacob bury Rachel on the way to Efrat?

It is said that Jacob buried Rachel on the way to Efrat because he foresaw his children’s exile from the Land of Israel. He prophesized that the Jewish people would pass our mother Rachel’s grave, and pray that they would be returned to their homeland.