Sister Wives
1929- 1859BC
Bible Reference: Genesis 28:1-35:28
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- Upon fleeing Esau, Jacob journeyed to his mother’s family in Paddan Aram (Mesopotamia) to find a wife.
- On the journey, he dreamt that God’s covenant with Abraham would be fulfilled through him and that he would have many children.
- Jacob met Rachel when she was caring for her father Laban’s sheep.
- Rachel was a shepherdess and was very beautiful.
- Leah was Rachel’s older sister and was not as pretty.
- Jacob agreed to work for seven years so he could marry Rachel.
- Laban deceived Jacob on his wedding night and gave his oldest daughter Leah to Jacob instead of Rachel. Jacob discovered the next morning who he had really married.
- Jacob agreed to work seven more years to marry Rachel after completing his first wedding celebration.
- Leah was the mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.
- Rachel was barren, so she gave Jacob her maidservant Bilhah in order to have children. Bilhah gave birth to Dan and Naphtali.
- Leah became jealous of her sister so she gave her maidservant Zilpah to Jacob and she had Gad and Asher.
- After years of being unable to have children, Rachel gave birth to Joseph.
- Upon leaving her father Laban, Rachel stole her family’s idols, hiding them from her father.
- Rachel then died giving birth to her second son, Benjamin.
- Jacob moved his family back to Hebron and made peace with his brother Esau.
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