Genesis 29:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.

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  • Gen 49:31 : 31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife: there they buryed Izhak and Rebekah his wife: and there I buried Leah.
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the Elders sayd, We are witnesses: the Lorde make the wife that commeth into thine house, like Rahel and like Leah, which twaine did build the house of Israel: & that thou mayest doe worthily in Ephrathah, & be famous in Beth-lehem,
  • Gen 29:17 : 17 And Leah was tender eyed, but Rahel was beautifull and faire.
  • Gen 29:25-32 : 25 But when the morning was come, behold, it was Leah. Then sayde he to Laban, Wherefore hast thou done thus to mee? did not I serue thee for Rahel? wherfore then hast thou beguiled me? 26 And Laban answered, It is not the maner of this place, to giue the yonger before the elder. 27 Fulfill seuen yeeres for her, and we wil also giue thee this for the seruice, which thou shalt serue me yet seuen yeeres more. 28 Then Iaakob did so, and fulfilled her seuen yeeres, so he gaue him Rahel his daughter to be his wife. 29 Laban also gaue to Rahel his daughter Bilhah his mayde to be her seruant. 30 So entred he in to Rahel also, and loued also Rahel more then Leah, and serued him yet seuen yeeres mo. 31 When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren. 32 And Leah conceiued & bare a sonne, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the Lord hath looked vpon my tribulation, now therefore mine husband will loue me.
  • Gen 30:19 : 19 After, Leah conceiued againe, & bare Iaakob the sixt sonne.
  • Gen 31:4 : 4 Therefore Iaakob sent and called Rahel and Leah to the fielde vnto his flocke.
  • Gen 33:2 : 2 And he put the maides, and their children formost, and Leah, and her children after, and Rahel, and Ioseph hindermost.
  • Gen 35:23 : 23 The sonnes of Leah: Reuben Iaakobs eldest sonne, and Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.
  • Gen 46:15 : 15 These bee the sonnes of Leah, which shee bare vnto Iaakob in Padan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the soules of his sonnes & his daughters were thirtie and three.

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  • Gen 29:17-19
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    17And Leah was tender eyed, but Rahel was beautifull and faire.

    18And Iaakob loued Rahel, and sayde, I will serue thee seuen yeeres for Rahel thy yonger daughter.

    19Then Laban answered, It is better that I giue her thee, then that I should giue her to another man: abide with me.

  • Gen 29:22-31
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    22Wherefore Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.

    23But whe the euening was come, he tooke Leah his daughter and brought her to him, and he went in vnto her.

    24And Laban gaue his mayde Zilpah to his daughter Leah, to be her seruant.

    25But when the morning was come, behold, it was Leah. Then sayde he to Laban, Wherefore hast thou done thus to mee? did not I serue thee for Rahel? wherfore then hast thou beguiled me?

    26And Laban answered, It is not the maner of this place, to giue the yonger before the elder.

    27Fulfill seuen yeeres for her, and we wil also giue thee this for the seruice, which thou shalt serue me yet seuen yeeres more.

    28Then Iaakob did so, and fulfilled her seuen yeeres, so he gaue him Rahel his daughter to be his wife.

    29Laban also gaue to Rahel his daughter Bilhah his mayde to be her seruant.

    30So entred he in to Rahel also, and loued also Rahel more then Leah, and serued him yet seuen yeeres mo.

    31When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.

  • Gen 29:15
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    15For Laban sayde vnto Iaakob, Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therfore serue me for nought? tell me, what shalbe thy wages?

  • Gen 29:9-12
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    9While he talked with them, Rahel also came with her fathers sheepe, for she kept them.

    10And assoone as Iaakob saw Rahel ye daughter of Laban his mothers brother, and the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother, then came Iaakob neere, & rolled the stone fro the welles mouth, & watered ye flocke of Laban his mothers brother.

    11And Iaakob kissed Rahel, and lift vp his voyce and wept.

    12(For Iaakob tolde Rahel, that he was her fathers brother, & that he was Rebekahs sonne) then she ranne and tolde her father.

  • Gen 31:33
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    33Then came Laban into Iaakobs tent, and into Leahs tent, and into the two maides tentes, but founde them not. So hee went out of Leahs tent, and entred into Rahels tent.

  • Gen 31:4
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    4Therefore Iaakob sent and called Rahel and Leah to the fielde vnto his flocke.

  • Gen 31:14
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    14Then answered Rahel and Leah, and sayde vnto him, Haue wee any more porcion and inheritance in our fathers house?

  • Gen 46:18-19
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    18These are the children of Zilpah, whome Laban gaue to Leah his daughter: and these shee bare vnto Iaakob, euen sixtene soules.

    19The sonnes of Rahel Iaakobs wife were Ioseph and Beniamin.

  • Gen 29:6
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    6Againe he sayd vnto them, Is he in good health? And they answered, He is in good health, and beholde, his daughter Rahel commeth with the sheepe.

  • Gen 28:2
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    2Arise, get thee to Padan Aram to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and thence take thee a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother.

  • Gen 31:26
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    26Then Laban sayde to Iaakob, What hast thou done? thou hast euen stolen away mine heart and caried away my daughters as though they had bene taken captiues with the sworde.

  • Gen 30:12
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    12Againe Zilpah Leahs mayde bare Iaakob another sonne.

  • Gen 30:9
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    9And when Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iaakob to wife.

  • Gen 24:29
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    29Now Rebekah had a brother called Laban, and Laban ranne vnto the man to the well.

  • Gen 30:25
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    25And assoone as Rahel had borne Ioseph, Iaakob said to Laban, Sende me away that I may go vnto my place and to my countrey.

  • Gen 31:31
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    31Then Iaakob answered, and said to Laban, Because I was afraid, & thought that thou wouldest haue taken thy daughters from me.

  • Gen 30:7
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    7And Bilhah Rahels maide coceiued againe, and bare Iaakob the second sonne.

  • Gen 30:21
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    21After that, shee bare a daughter, and shee called her name Dinah.

  • Gen 31:19
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    19Whe Laban was gone to shere his sheepe, Then Rahel stole her fathers idoles.