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- Genesis
- Chapter 29
- Verse 16
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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Gill's Exposition
And Laban had two daughters,.... Grown up and marriageable:
and the name of the elder was Leah; which signifies labour or weariness:
and the name of the younger was Rachel; before mentioned, whom…
- Jacob’s Marriage 6. רחל rāchēl, Rachel, “a ewe.” 16. לאה lê'âh, Leah, “wearied.” 24. זלפה zı̂lpâh, Zilpah, “drop?” 29. בלהה bı̂lhâh, Bilhah, “timidity.” 32. ראוּבן re'uvbēn, Reuben, “behold a…
Here is, I. The fair contract made between Laban and Jacob, during the month that Jacob spent there as a guest, Gen 29:14. It seems he was not idle, nor did he spend his time in sport and pastime; but…
Cambridge Bible
Leah The meaning of "Leah" is uncertain. According to some scholars, who see in it a totemname, it should be compared with an Arabic word meaning "a wild cow"; according to others, with an Assyrian…
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