Genesis 29:17

God's Word

Leah had attractive eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and beautiful features.

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

When he was about to enter Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, “I know that you’re a beautiful woman.

Genesis 12:14

When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians saw how very beautiful his wife was.

Genesis 24:16

The girl was a very attractive virgin. No man had ever had sexual intercourse with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came back.

Genesis 26:7

When the men of that place asked about his wife, Isaac answered, “She’s my sister.” He was afraid to say “my wife.” He thought that the men of that place would kill him to get Rebekah, because she was an attractive woman.

Genesis 29:16

Laban had two daughters. The name of the older one was Leah, and the name of the younger one was Rachel.

Genesis 29:18

Jacob loved Rachel. So he offered, “I’ll work seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 29:30

Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel. God answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children.

Genesis 35:24

The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 39:6

So he left all that he owned in Joseph’s care. He wasn’t concerned about anything except the food he ate. Joseph was well-built and handsome.

Genesis 48:7

As I was coming back from Paddan, Rachel died in Canaan when we were still some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).

Proverbs 31:30

“Charm is deceptive, and beauty evaporates, ⌞but⌟ a woman who has the fear of the Lord should be praised.

Jeremiah 31:15

This is what the Lord says: A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel is crying for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are dead.

Matthew 2:18

“A sound was heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel was crying for her children. She refused to be comforted because they were dead.”

1 Samuel 10:2

When you leave me today, two men will be at Rachel’s grave on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They’ll tell you, ‘We’ve found the donkeys you went looking for. Your father no longer cares about them. Instead, he’s worried about you. He keeps asking, “What can I do ⌞to find⌟ my son?” ’