Father of Leah and Rachel, brother of Rebekah (mother of Jacob), husband of Adinah (with whom he had Leah and Rachel) and of Layla (with whom he had Eliab and Hananiah). A violent man who wants more money and inferiorizes the female figure. For Laban, what matters is profit and he is always doing dishonest...
The first son of Leah with Jacob, the son of Isaac. Reuben and his five brothers (Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun) made up half of the original tribes of Israel. As a boy, Reuben resents that his mother is overpowered by his aunt Rachel. He is the one who brings the mandrakes, plant used...
And the second son of Leah with Jacob. Leah said, “Because the LORD hath heard that I was despised, and he also gave me this one. And he called his name Simeon.” Simeon means “he heard it.” It seems that her cries of pain and anguish in the soul were finally heard by his God...
The third son of Leah with Jacob. In the third, Leah said, “Now this time (finally) my husband will be close to me, because I have given three sons to him; Therefore we called his name Levi.” The origin of the name Levi is Hebrew. It comes from the Hebrew Lewi and means “bonded to.”...
The fourth son of Leah with Jacob. In the fourth, Leah said, “This time I will praise the Lord. Therefore he called his name Judah.” Judah means “exalted,” “glorified,” or “praised.” Only a person of assumed faith would give this name to his son. The name Judah for a time makes her “forget” her husband...
Son of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave, Jacob’s concubine. Jacob before his death describes the son in Genesis 49:17 and compares it to a snake that bites the horse’s heels, and causes its rider to fall from behind. He inherited from his mother selfishness and a sense of survival.
Son of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid, Jacob’s concubine. Described by his father in Genesis 49:21 as a man of fair words. Like his maternal brother, Dan does what is necessary to survive, without major involvement with problems of others. It stays discreet and reserved.
The son of Zilpah, the servant of Leah, the concubine of Jacob. Jacob describes him in Genesis 49:19, where he says that a troop could attack him, but at last he would defeat her. Strong boy, loving and sincere. Friend and companion of Joseph.
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