Genesis 29:17

New American Bible - revised edition

Leah had dull eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

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

Genesis 12:14

When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

Genesis 24:16

The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin, untouched by man. She went down to the spring and filled her jug. As she came up,

Genesis 26:7

When the men of the place asked questions about his wife, he answered, “She is my sister.” He was afraid that, if he called her his wife, the men of the place would kill him on account of Rebekah, since she was beautiful.

Genesis 29:16

Now Laban had two daughters; the older was called Leah, the younger Rachel.

Genesis 29:18

Because Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”

Genesis 29:30

Jacob then consummated his marriage with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. Thus he served Laban another seven years. Jacob’s Children.

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel. God listened to her and made her fruitful.

Genesis 35:24

the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;

Genesis 39:6

Having left everything he owned in Joseph’s charge, he gave no thought, with Joseph there, to anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome.

Genesis 48:7

I do this because, when I was returning from Paddan, your mother Rachel died, to my sorrow, during the journey in Canaan, while we were still a short distance from Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath [now Bethlehem].”

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Jeremiah 31:15

Thus says the Lord: In Ramah is heard the sound of sobbing, bitter weeping! Rachel mourns for her children, she refuses to be consoled for her children—they are no more!

Matthew 2:18

“A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no more.” The Return from Egypt.

1 Samuel 10:2

When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah in the territory of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you went to look for have been found. Now your father is no longer worried about the donkeys, but is anxious about you and says: What shall I do about my son?’