who was leah married to in the bible
Jacob
title: Cousin marriage text: fostering nepotism. Cousins are not included in the lists of prohibited relatives provided in the Bible, specifically in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. The Old Testament also contains several examples of married cousins. Two of the most famous are prominent in Genesis. Rebekah was married to Isaac, her first cousin once removed (Genesis 24:12–15). Also, Rachel and Leah were both cousins of Isaac's son Jacob. Jacob loved Rachel and worked seven years for her father Laban in return for permission to marry (Genesis 28–29). Jacob's brother Esau also married his cousin Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael. According to many English title: Leah text: as "soft" from weeping. God hearkens to Leah's tears and prayers and allows her to marry Jacob even before Rachel does. Leah becomes Jacob's wife through a deception on the part of her father, Laban. In the Biblical account, Jacob is dispatched to the hometown of Laban—the brother of his mother Rebekah—to avoid being killed by his brother Esau, and to find a wife. Out by the well, he encounters Laban's younger daughter Rachel tending her father's sheep, and decides to marry her. Laban is willing to give Rachel's hand to Jacob as long as he works seven years for title: Leah text: lovely hands to fashion<br> a garland of the flowers I have gathered." Leah Leah is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Laban. She and her younger sister Rachel became the two concurrent wives of Hebrew patriarch Jacob. She had six sons, whose descendants became some of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. She also had a daughter, Dinah. The Torah introduces Leah by describing her with the phrase, "Leah had tender eyes" () (Genesis 29:17). It is argued as to whether the adjective "tender" () should be taken to mean "delicate and soft" or "weary". The commentary of title: Leah text: Leah Leah is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Laban. She and her younger sister Rachel became the two concurrent wives of Hebrew patriarch Jacob. She had six sons, whose descendants became some of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. She also had a daughter, Dinah. The Torah introduces Leah by describing her with the phrase, "Leah had tender eyes" () (Genesis 29:17). It is argued as to whether the adjective "tender" () should be taken to mean "delicate and soft" or "weary". The commentary of Rashi cites a Rabbinic interpretation of how Leah's eyes became weak. According title: Leah (given name) text: Leah (given name) The meaning of the name “Leah” is different in several languages, countries and cultures and has more than one possibly same or different meanings available. The name is likely to have Hebrew origins from Biblical times. It has the meaning of “wearied” or “grieved”. Many speculate that this meaning has to do with the circumstance of the most commonly know woman named Leah in the Old Testament. She was the first wife of Jacob and the older sister of Rachel, but because he was tricked into marrying her she was unloved her whole life despite the fact