Genesis 29:6: רחל rāchēl — Rachel, “a ewe.”

Genesis 29:16: לאה lê'âh — Leah, “we…

THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).

THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.

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And when the Lord saw. Moses here shows that Jacob’s extravagant love was corrected by the Lord, just as the affections of the faithful, w…

And when the Lord saw that Leah [was] hated
Not properly and simply hated by Jacob, as appears by his doing the duty…

The names Leah gave her children expressed her respect and regard for both God and her husband. Reuben, meaning "See a son," reflected her thought,…