Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel – Genesis – The Brick Bible

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Laban had two daughters. The elder was Leah, and she had weak eyes. The younger was Rachel, and she was shapely and beautiful.

1 of 21 Genesis 29:16–17

Now Jacob came to the land of the people of the east. There he saw a well with a large stone covering it. When all the flocks of sheep would gather, the shepherds would roll away the stone and water the sheep.

2 of 21 Genesis 29:1–3

Jacob asked the shepherds, "Where are you from?" "Haran," they replied. "Do you know Laban? How is he?"

3 of 21 Genesis 29:4–6

"He’s well," they said, "and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep."

4 of 21 Genesis 29:6

When Jacob saw Rachel, he rolled the stone off the mouth of the well.

5 of 21 Genesis 29:10

He watered his uncle Laban’s sheep, then kissed Rachel and wept loudly.

6 of 21 Genesis 29:10–11

When Laban heard about his nephew Jacob, he rushed to meet him and brought him back to his house, saying, "Surely, you are my own flesh and blood!"

7 of 21 Genesis 29:13–14

And Jacob stayed with Laban for a month, and he fell in love with Rachel.

8 of 21 Genesis 29:17–18

Then Laban said to Jacob, "Should you work for me for nothing just because you’re a relative? Tell me what your wages shall be."

9 of 21 Genesis 29:15

Jacob loved Rachel, so he said, "I will work for you for seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel." Laban replied, "Better that I give her to you than some other man, so stay with me."

10 of 21 Genesis 29:18–19

And so Jacob worked for seven years in exchange for Rachel. But they were like a few days to him because he loved her.

11 of 21 Genesis 29:20

Then Jacob said to Laban, "My service is complete. Now, give me my wife so I can have sex with her."

12 of 21 Genesis 29:21

So Laban assembled all the people of the area for a wedding feast.

13 of 21 Genesis 29:22

That evening, Laban brought his daughter to Jacob.

14 of 21 Genesis 29:23

And he had sex with her. But in the morning, Jacob saw that it was Leah!

15 of 21 Genesis 29:23, 25

And he said to Laban, "What have you done to me? Did I not work for you in return for Rachel? Why did you deceive me?"

16 of 21 Genesis 29:25

"That’s not how it’s done around here, marrying off the younger before the older," replied Laban. "But complete this wedding feast week with her, and we will give you the other girl as well—in exchange for seven more years of work."

17 of 21 Genesis 29:26–27

Jacob did as Laban said, and after he completed the week of Leah’s wedding feast, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as a wife.

18 of 21 Genesis 29:28

And Jacob had sex with Rachel as well.

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Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah.

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And he worked for Laban for another seven years.

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