Wife of Laban. A rude woman, who seeks to survive in the way she has learned: caring for herself. Layla suffers from her husband’s violent behavior, but does not recriminate him, since he always provides everything at home. When Leah becomes orphaned, she cares little that her stepdaughter loses her childhood by taking care of the newborn Rachel, and treats Leah as a servant. Mother of Eliab and Hananiah, who resemble their father in cruelty and contempt for women.